whatever you want them to be
The word "past" can indeed be used as an adverb. For example, in the sentence "the troops marched past", the word past is an adverb - it describes in what way the verb is completed. However, it may also be a preposition when used with an object, e.g "the troops marched past the building." In other usages, it is can be an adjective or a noun.
The battle of Lexington was on Lexington Green, Massachusetts on April 19th 1775 between the rebels and the government forces. British won.
The Battle of Concord was fought in guerrilla warfare style with colonists sniping from behind rocks and trees at the British soldiers as they marched from Concord back to Boston. The British were more used to fighting in open fields with the armies facing each other in long fronts. The British were on a single road in column formation in the open while the colonists shot from concealed positions.
Washington crossed the Delaware on the night of December 25-26 and won the Battle of Trenton early in the morning, then recrossed. Several days later Washngton crossed again, gave the opposing British the slip and marched by back roads around the left flank of the British and reached Princeton, and won a battle there.
When British Major John Pitcairn arrived at Lexington, which was on the way to Concord, he found 70 American minutemen (actually, they were almost all farmers) in battle formation at the town square. Pitcairn ordered the Americans to disperse but when they didn’t move after the second order to do so, someone fired a shot. It is not known if the shot was fired by Americans or British. The British easily cleared Lexington and marched on to Concord. He found more Americans arming the bridge into the town so Pitcairn order the British to return to Boston. All the way back to Boston, the Americans sniped at the British from behind trees and rocks, inflicting serious injury to the British troops. When the Redcoats reached Boston, 250 had been killed or wounded.
The word "past" can indeed be used as an adverb. For example, in the sentence "the troops marched past", the word past is an adverb - it describes in what way the verb is completed. However, it may also be a preposition when used with an object, e.g "the troops marched past the building." In other usages, it is can be an adjective or a noun.
She twirled the baton as she marched in the parade.
The British were going to collect dangerous weapons stored.
They burned it.
because to secure a solider
They marched triumphantly from the field.
The army marched down the hill.
marched like robots - this is a simile
No. It could be a response to a question or part of a sentence.
A platoon is a group of soldiers. The platoon marched in unison.
The allied armies marched upon the enemy camp.
The conquering army marched triumphantly through the defeated enemy capitol .