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- "Stand your ground, men! Don't fire unless fired upon! But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!"
- ―John Parker to his troops before the Battle of Lexington, 1775.[src]-[m]
John Parker
Died
17 September 1775 (aged 46)
Lexington, Massachusetts Bay, British America
John Parker (1729 – 1775) was an American colonial farmer, mechanic, and soldier who commanded the Lexington militia at the Battle of Lexington.
Biography[]
Parker was born in Lexington to Josiah Parker and Anne Stone. He fought during the French and Indian War, fighting in both the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. It was this military experience that likely led to his election as captain of the militia.[1]
On 19 April 1775, Parker was in poor health as he was suffering from tuberculosis. However, he led the militia when the British Army attacked Lexington. When they opened fire, most of his men broke ranks, so he told the AssassinConnor to travel to nearby Concord and warn James Barrett, another militia captain.[2]
Later that day, Parker joined the Continental Army and rallied his men to attack the regulars returning to Boston in an ambush known as "Parker's Revenge". Parker and his men participated in the subseque
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John Parker (captain)
American farmer and military officer
For other people named John Parker, see John Parker.
CaptainJohn Parker (July 13, 1729 – September 17, 1775) was an American farmer and military officer who commanded the minutemen who fought at the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.
Early life
[edit]John Parker was born in Lexington, Massachusetts Bay to Josiah Parker and Anna Stone. He was a descendant of Deacon Thomas Parker, founder of Reading, Massachusetts. John Parker was also the grandfather of reformer and abolitionist Theodore Parker. John Parker's experience as a soldier in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), at the Siege of Louisbourg and the conquest of Quebec, most likely led to his election as militia captain by the men of the town. He was dying from consumption (tuberculosis), on the morning of April 19, 1775, and had not quite five months left to live.
Battle of Lexington
[edit]Main article: Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775, the British commander in Boston Thomas Gage dispatched an expedition of approximately 700 army regulars under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith to search the town of Concord for hidden rebel supplies and weapons caches. Lexington lay directly on the road that Smith's men took to reach