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Aptly shaped like a cannon, the Percy\u2019s Cannon Monument indicates the general location of one of the \u201cfield pieces\u201d that helped British Brigadier General Hugh Percy\u2019s Royal Artillery to scatter the colonial militia in Lexington<\/a>, allowing the British enough time to find safety behind Percy\u2019s line.<\/p>\n

According to the 1884 Report of the Lexington Monuments and Memorial Committee<\/em>, the cannon also blew a hole thorough the meeting house, venting British spite, \u201cupon the place where Parson Clarke has raised up men of the sternest Patriot stuff by his preaching and the town had taken its decided stand against British aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the third location to be marked as proposed by Lexington\u2019s Committee on Monuments and Tablets and critical to understanding the events of April 19, 1775. The granite monument was erected at a cost of $156.40 (exclusive of its foundation) and at the time of its installation, the unique monument had a commanding view of the Battle Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The inscription reads:<\/p>\n

NEAR THIS SPOT
\nEARL PERCY
\nWITH RE_ENFORCEMENT
\nPLANTED A FIELD PIECE
\nTO COVER THE RETREAT
\nOF THE
\nBRITISH TROOPS
\nAPRIL 19 1775<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aptly shaped like a cannon, the Percy\u2019s Cannon Monument indicates the general location of one of the \u201cfield pieces\u201d that helped British Brigadier General Hugh Percy\u2019s Royal Artillery to scatter the colonial militia in Lexington, allowing the British enough time to find safety behind Percy\u2019s line. 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