tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3713472216725195214..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Continentals’ Big CannonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-59553634478920045122012-03-17T19:31:23.211-05:002012-03-17T19:31:23.211-05:00We couldn't have done it without your efforts,...We couldn't have done it without your efforts, JL.Roger Fullerhttp://www.nps.gov/mima/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-69554060030581826432012-03-16T14:30:38.380-05:002012-03-16T14:30:38.380-05:00Yes, Charlie’s comment above was joking about my e...Yes, Charlie’s comment above was joking about my early research about four small cannon from Boston that turned into <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2006/07/episode-of-history-detectives.html" rel="nofollow">this episode of <i>History Detectives</i></a>, <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2006/05/display-at-minute-man-nhp_17.html" rel="nofollow">this display at Minute Man Park</a>, and support for <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2008/09/whats-so-important-about-barretts-farm.html" rel="nofollow">this expansion of the park</a>.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-68541455475360448422012-03-16T08:27:05.072-05:002012-03-16T08:27:05.072-05:00See Boston1775.blogspot.com for Sept. 27, 2008, fo...See Boston1775.blogspot.com for Sept. 27, 2008, for more about the cannon at Concord.Chauceriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-42087716691142004882012-03-15T21:05:09.234-05:002012-03-15T21:05:09.234-05:00Those cannon are my babies! They appear in some Ma...Those cannon are my babies! They appear in some Massachusetts records, and Dr. James Thacher mentioned them in his journal during the siege. But they were also so small (two- and three-pounders) that they were probably close to useless at driving the British forces away.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-59194840033179464952012-03-15T11:25:29.837-05:002012-03-15T11:25:29.837-05:00We can't forget the four British cannon, stole...We can't forget the four British cannon, stolen from Boston Common in 1774 and hidden at Col. Barrett's farm in Concord in April 1775. Those cannon were, in fact, the primary reason for the British expedition to Concord on April 19. But the Regulars returned to Boston empty handed, and those cannon were certainly available to the American army in the winter of 1775-76.<br /><br />As a "history detective", John, you should be more aware of those four cannon than most historians!Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com