British Troops Monologue

Today I received a letter from Emaline. I thought she would never write back, it's been two weeks or so. Now it seems that I have not written in awhile, my apologies. In her letter she gave the best of wishes to Sarah and my family. She talked about what's going on in her life. Turns out her father is trying to find a man for her to marry. I feel sorry for her. What if she does not like the man her father has chosen? Sadly, there is nothing I can do to help. Next, she shared that she too heard about this battle. She knew more than me and gave me the details. Heres what I have learned. The British troops were headed to Lexington to seize the colonist’s arms. A few people, Paul Revere and Tanner William Dawes, had heard they were coming, and began warning others. The British troops were not expecting the colonists to be armed and ready to fight. Then came the first shot. I do not know which side it was from but after it happened, everyone broke
First off, the patriots were just preparing for the worst. To do so they moved their arms from Lexington to Concord. They have the right to their own weapons and do not deserve to have them confiscated. As the colonies are not part of Britain, they should not have to listen and follow the British ways. Furthermore, the patriots knew they were out numbered so when the first shot was fired they were planning to disband. But then the British began to fire volleys, this is what started the physical battle. If the British were to not fire it may have taken longer for the battle to begin. Continuing, the British were wrong for taxing them. Since the taxation was wrong, they believed they should take a stand, since they did have gunpowder and weapons. This was just their way of telling the British they are not to be treated this way. Obviously, the patriots, or Americans, were just trying to support their country, and defend it from their enemy, which is the right thing to