rdner, assembled at the Watertown meeting house early on the morning of Apr. 19. In that regiment was the company of Watertown Minute Men, of which Captain Samuel Barnard was in command. This company had been formed in accordance with a vote of the town meeting.The view of Foot of the Rocks l
than a year later, the battles in Lexington and Concord occurred, marking the beginning of the Revolutionary War. On that day a company of Watertown men, led by Capt. Samuel Barnard, marched toward Lexington and encountered Lord Percys retreating army. They followed and harassed the British forces. T