The shot heard around the world

[GreenDay-420]

So if your from america (probley england too) you have most likey heard that saying
for others who dont know it is when the first shot of the american revolution was fired but they do not know who fired first. so my question to you
who do you belive fired first?

[Farplane]

I think the militia hiding in Lexington waiting for the British to fire first so they wouldn't take the blame.

[SmilezRoyale]

At 7/27/07 07:59 PM, GreenDay-420 wrote: So if your from america (probley england too) you have most likey heard that saying
for others who dont know it is when the first shot of the american revolution was fired but they do not know who fired first. so my question to you
who do you belive fired first?

Research war-fare of the middle gunpowder age [Colonial] usually the attacker fires off serveral cannon shots to alert the opposing force of they're arrival, and to either stand and fight or flee.

[GreenDay-420]

well what happend was the millita was standing on the green(like the middle of the town) by a bar and standing there ground when one british office took some men to go basicly scare them away well they where both standing there face to face and then a shot waaas fired and both sides opend up and the milltia had some men fall and then ran

so i belive the millita fired first probley a single man and then the english commander ether gave the order or one of the young red coats fired and the rest guessing the order was givin also fired

[TrixrforKids]

I have no proof for this but I actually think that it was the colonists who fired first. Oh yes we put on the Valiant America defending from the British oppressors, but the fact is that our revolution wasn't even justified. Taxation without representation and all that horseshit? naa. That was our excuse. The British army aided us in the 7 years war (French and Indian War) after a long period in which we had self rule. and afterward demanded taxes. Then we dump their tea and they send in troops. We kinda had it coming and I think we would have shot first in an ambush or something...we were pretty underhanded during our revolution...

[Elfer]

Han Solo.

[Tancrisism]

At 7/27/07 10:26 PM, TrixrforKids wrote: That was our excuse. The British army aided us in the 7 years war (French and Indian War) after a long period in which we had self rule. and afterward demanded taxes. Then we dump their tea and they send in troops. We kinda had it coming and I think we would have shot first in an ambush or something...we were pretty underhanded during our revolution...

Actually, more accurately it was we who aided them in the 7 years war, as it was a war between the British and French in essence, and we as their loyal colonists joined them exitedly. The reason that this upset us was because for about 120 years or so, more or less depending on region, we had been relatively autonomous from Britain; then when this war broke out, we fought with them. Now, this was all well and good, in fact it put us closer to the British and to feeling a strong British identity than usual, but it still disrupted the accepted medium which wasn't about to be lost. Then the taxes came in, the quartering came in, and so on. It all just built, and we got fed up.

I'd say that the British fired first, physically, but I'd say that it was our fault that the British fired first in that we were completely threatening their lives.

[TrixrforKids]

True...good point

[BeFell]

Trained soldiers a bunch of farmers itching to make a point, hmm... I can see why this mystery has baffled so many over the years.

[applepcmac]

ok man heres the down low the battle took place on a green in front of a bar now i personally think that the shot was not actually a shot and heres how the bar in those days had those swinging doors and historically accurat swinging doors one door was usally longer than anther and lets say there was a breeze going by and the door swang and hit the other causeing a sound similar to a gun shot it also could have been with a window in the bar or a nerby window so the first shot hered round the world was acctually a window or door not he americans the kickass americans or the british and pussy birtish and if british people get offended SUCK MY BALL'S GAY ASSHOLE FUCKERS

[LightandDark]

why do you hate brits so much? i don't see a problem with them.

And plus, "kickass americans" so i guess your "kickass" in Iraq then.

[Me-Patch]

As far as historical mysteries go this one is kind of lame.

[LightandDark]

now that you said it, yeah who the fuck cares about this? no wonder nobody is posting in here.

[GreenDay-420]

i don't see you making some great topic

idk i have heard it also came from some one in the bar but you also have to remeber those great trained brits where young and nevouse i mean no training can prepair you for the real thing

[Dilapsor]

At 7/27/07 10:42 PM, Elfer wrote: Han Solo.

Best. Answer. Ever.

[MortalWound]

Maybe neither side shot first. Mayabe a hunter or something was in the forest looking for food and took a shot. The Americans and british believed it came from either side and opened fire.