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5. Captain John Parker says it was Company Sergeant William Munroe,

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:48 PM

Sunday

but if they don't really know, do they?
Here's some fuzzy history with a nice picture too.

“…and if they mean to have a war, let it begin here” ?? —The Real Words of Captain John Parker

Located today on the Lexington green is a monument to the minutemen who stood on the green on the morning of April 19, 1775. On the monument is inscribed words attributed to the minuteman commander Captain John Parker – “Stand your ground, don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” But did Parker really say these words?
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Located today on the Lexington green is a monument to the minutemen who stood on the green on the morning of April 19, 1775. On the monument is inscribed words attributed to the minuteman commander Captain John Parker – “Stand your ground, don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” But did Parker really say these words?

https://emergingcivilwar.com/2015/02/18/and-if-they-mean-to-have-a-war-let-it-begin-here-the-real-words-of-captain-john-parker/