Parker’s Revenge | When Ordinary People Became Revolutionaries

April 19, 1775. The first shots of the American Revolution echoed across Lexington Green—but the story didn’t end there.

In this cinematic episode of Historical USA, historian Lisa Weakland uncovers the powerful, emotional, and often overlooked moment known as Parker’s Revenge—when Captain John Parker, dying of tuberculosis, led the men of Lexington in a daring ambush that turned grief into resolve and reshaped the day.

🎬 What you’ll discover:

• Who Captain John Parker really was

• What happened on Lexington Green at dawn

• How the British retreat collapsed into chaos

• Why the ambush is called Parker’s Revenge

• What archaeology has revealed about the site

• How memory and myth shaped the legacy of April 19th

This is more than a battle. It’s a story of honor, heartbreak, and the moment ordinary people became revolutionaries.

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

01:39 Captain Parker

02:31 Lexington Green

05:29 Parker's Revenge

07:30 Aftermath

08:09 Modern Discovery

08:43 Outro