0
Did the American minutemen force the British redcoats to retreat from Concord Massachusetts?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Yes and no. The British didn't expect the colonists to shoot back and weren't prepared for the day. Their ultimate goal was to collect a storehouse of weapons in Concord. Dressed in wool uniforms on a humid hot day, with wet boots from wading onshore from boats before the march to Lexington they got blisters, they ran out of ammunition, and had a lack of water. Some went mad after seeing friends get shot and because of the conditions. The colonists followed them back to Boston shooting behind fences and trees with each shot. The British thought that it was against battle form to have the colonists shoot, move, shoot. Look for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie based on the book April Morning. It gives a good sense of the day and what may have happened. Pay close attention to how the British march into Lexington that morning and imagine you are standing on the green as they come into the town.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoYes the American minutemen did force the British to retreat from Concord, Mass.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
During wich event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur?
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.
Where did the first clash between the American minutemen and British soldiers occur?
the fighting started at Lexington and ended in Concord Massachusetts
What were the German troops called in the Revolutionary War?
The British were call redcoats, lobsterbacks, regulars and bloodybacks
These colonists were determined to fight the British for American independence?
redcoats
This was the name given to British soldiers in American colonies?
redcoats
Who was in the battle of Lexington and conord?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought between British forces consisting of British Army, British Marines and Royal Artillery and Colonial American "Minutemen" formally known as the Militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
In what war were the minutemen prepared to fight?
tn what war were the minutemen prepared to fight
Where was the first fight between the American minutemen and the British soldiers?
lexington
What was a redcoat description of the Revolutionary War?
The story of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which occurred on April 19, 1775, was when the redcoats made their first appearance. The redcoats were members of the British Army, and the uniform they were issued was given that title. King George III, had plenty of money to see that his military had the best, when it came to their uniforms. The minutemen were Americans who formed a troop, and their goal was to be ready to fight in a minutes notice, should the British cause trouble. On that day of April 19, 1775, the redcoats marched into the area. They seemed to be in a happy and carefree state of mind. The minutemen attacked. About 90 Americans were killed or wounded, and about 200 British troops were killed or wounded. The American Revolutionary War had officially begun.
Did the British have Minutemen too?
No the british did not have minutemen it was only the colonists.
What was called the shot heard around the world?
When the colonial minutemen fired on the British troops at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts.
What did the American settlers caller British troops during the War of Independence?
Redcoats
