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Israel Bissell (1752 - October 24, 1823) was a patriot post rider in Massachusetts who brought news to American colonists of the British attack on April 19, 1775. He reportedly rode for four days and six hours covering the 345 miles from Watertown, Massachusetts to Philadelphia along the Old Post Road, shouting "To arms, to arms, the war has begun," and carrying a message from General Joseph Palmer which was copied at each of his stops and redistributed: :''Wednesday morning near 10 of the clock—Watertown. :''To all the friends of American liberty be it known that this morning before break of day, a brigade, consisting of about 1,000 to 1,200 men landed at Phip's Farm at Cambridge and marched to Lexington, where they found a company of our colony militia in arms, upon whom they fired without any provocation and killed six men and wounded four others. By an express from Boston, we find another brigade are now upon their march from Boston supposed to be about 1,000. The Bearer, Israel Bissell, is charged to alarm the country quite to Connecticut and all persons are desired to furnish him with fresh horses as they may be needed. I have spoken with several persons who have seen the dead and wounded. Pray let the delegates from this colony to Connecticut see this. :''J. Palmer, one of the Committee of Safety. According to legend, at the end of Bissell's first leg, Watertown to Worcester, his first horse collapsed and died from having been driven so hard. After completing his ride, Bissell returned to Connecticut, where he joined the army alongside his brother, Justis. After the war, he moved to Middlefield, Massachusetts. Bissell died on October 24th 1823 and was buried in the Maple Street Cemetery in Hinsdale, Massachusetts. ==Timeline of 1775 ride== *April 19, 10 am, Watertown, Massachusetts *April 19, noon, Worcester, Massachusetts *April 19, 9 pm Pomfret, Connecticut *April 20, 11 am, Brooklyn, Connecticut *April 20, 4 pm, Norwich, Connecticut *April 20, 7 pm, New London, Connecticut *April 21, 1 am, Lyme, Connecticut *April 21, 4 am, Old Saybrook, Connecticut *April 21, 10 am, Guilford, Connecticut *April 21, noon, Branford, Connecticut *Fairfield, Connecticut *April 23, 4 pm, Wall Street, New York City *Elizabeth, New Jersey *New Brunswick, New Jersey *Trenton, New Jersey *April 24, 5 pm, Philadelphia This timetable appears in Elias Boudinot's book Journal of Events in the Revolution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israel Bissell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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