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Paul Revere made a midnight run to warn the people of Lexington and Concord. He cried to them, "The British are Coming, The British are Coming!" He never reached Concord, but told all of Lexington.
The British did not capture Concord.
what did Paul Revere do when he reached lexington
After Lexington, the British went to Concord, Massachusetts.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution, not a separate war. British soldiers were sent to seize militia arms and ammunition stored in Concord. They were intercepted by the Minutemen at Lexington Green but the resistance was brief and the Americans withdrew with a few casualties. When the British reached Concord, the Americans had gained additional support and the ‘shot heard around the world’ was fired. The British column retreat turned into a rout under heavy sniping.
according to research, the british herd there were weapons hidden at concord and Lexington.
It took about 7 miles to get from Lexington to Concord.
April 1776
according to research, the british herd there were weapons hidden at concord and Lexington.
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. He had been informed that the Americans had stored munitions in Concord and that Adams and Handcock were in Concord. 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. Lexington and Concord are considered the first battles of the Revolution.
At Lexington, 8 Americans were killed and 10 wounded. At Concord and on the march back to Boston, the Redcoats killed 2 more Americans. When the Redcoats reached Boston, 250 British soldiers had been killed or wounded.
A British force marched on concord because they were getting ready in order to prepare for battle, i think.