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Why Did African-Americans patriots fight in the war?
The American Colonists fought the British in the American Revolutionary War because they fought back. When raids occurred in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where houses were burned and women raped, the Americans raised a militia. They attacked the British at Point Pleasant. Then the people of New Hampshire drove out the British for the same reason. Paul Revere tried to get the people of Lexington and Concord worked up about the British Army coming that way. Then fires from burning houses and barns lit the eastern sky. Necked women came screaming begging the local populace to get revenge. The men got their guns and faced the British Army. In Charleston, Mass., the British Army burned the town and abused the women. Men from all around formed a militia and stood up to the militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In Virginia, the British burned the town of Norfolk to the ground and again abused the women. A militia from North Carolina arrived and drove off the British. (All this is from the official report to Parliament.)
Where did soldiers sign up?
During the American Civil War, the soldiers enlisted at a local town. Sometimes they recruited in a town and the men from that town formed into a company that adopted a name that reflected their reason for fighting. Sometimes, they would have to go to a nearby town or to a place where troops were being trained and enlist.
What happened as British soldiers hurriedly march back to Boston while being attacked by colonial militia men?
British General Gage learned that the colonists had stored supplies and ammunition at Concord, MA, some 20 miles from Boston. On 19 April 1775, he sent 700 of his troops to seize the munitions and, if possible, capture and arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Gage had received information that those two “rebels” were hiding out in Concord. Warning the Americans that the British were marching to Concord were the trio Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, of the famous “Midnight Ride.” 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.
Why did the battle of Charles town start?
well, the battle of Charles town was a british siege of Charles town in may 1780 in which the Americans suffered from the worst defeat of the war. but it started because the British captured the port of Savannah and they conquered most of Georgia and in 1780 they landed in South Carolina. they traped some Americans in Charles town until the colonists surrendered.
What battle began when the Union cavalry surprised the Confederate infantry raiding the town for shoes?
While not entirely accurate, this approximates the way the battle of Gettysburg began. Gettysburg was selected as a location for the fight by Robert E Lee because of the excellent road network there. Lee's soldiers had raided many of the nearby towns and hoped to force Gettysburg to give them a warehouse full of shoes and boots. They were surprised by the presence of a Union cavalry company when they had only expected a few untrained militia. They did not know that nearly 100,000 Union soldiers were within one day of arriving at the scene.
What were the citizen soldiers of 1776 called?
The minutemen, or a town's militia.
Who attacked who at Lexington?
No one knows who fired the first shot. Six companies of British infantry marched into Lexington at dawn, where they found the town militia in formation on Lexington Common. A British officer ordered the militia to lay down their guns, which they did not do. Both the Captain leading the militia and the Major in charge of the British told their men to fire, but their orders were not heard in the noise and confusion. Some of the British troops rode into the Common to surround and disarm the militia. A shot was fired and the battle was started. Some colonials said the British fired first; some of the British soldiers said a colonial fired first; most on both sides admitted that they did not know.
What was the conclusion in the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was an event between town men and British soldier's. the soldiers were being betrayed by the town men and the British soldiers got aggvated and fired shots. poop
How many minutemen met 700 British soldiers on the Lexington town green?
70
What battle began the revolutinary war?
The Battle of Lexington The Battle of Lexington and Concord (Massachusetts) was the first conflict between armed British and American militia. It might be argued that this was not a real "battle". The "skirmish" at Lexington occurred when the British forces marched to the town green at Lexington, MA at 5am on 19 April 1775. Then later that day, the American militia fired on the British at the North Bridge at Concord, killing 8 British soldiers. That began a running battle as the British withdrew back to Boston and many more were killed on both sides.
Did sybil ludington have anything to do with the revolutionary war?
syibl does have to do with the war she rode 25 miles with her horse star to warn people that the british were burning down danbury.Improved Answer:Yes, Sybil Ludington did have a major part in the Revolutionary war.The British were burning the town of Danbury. Messengers were sent out to warn the townspeople and the colonel in charge of the militia, which was Colonel Henry Ludington (Sybil's Father). The messenger was too tired to carry n and alert the rest of the militia and people. Colonel Ludington was not able to do so either for he was in charge of the Militia and had to wait for the others to arrive. Thee were already 150 soldiers ready to fight, but they needed more men.Sybil agreed to alert the local militia that the British were burning the nearby town of Danbury, Connecticut, where a large amount of the colonel's troop's supplies were kept. Riding as hard as she could through the rainy, muddy, dark night, Sybil raced from one farmhouse to another, covering 40 miles of ground. This was more than Paul Revere traveled during his famous midnight ride!Sybil was successful in rallying the local soldiers, who gathered at her father's farmhouse that night, then marched to meet the British at Danbury. Although they weren't able to save the town or the supplies, they did push the British out of the area.Also: Sybil's name can be spelled in several ways *sibbell, sibel, cybiland multiple other ways
What were the two cities that saw the first shots of the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The British had got wind of a store of cannon and gunpowder the colonists had amassed at Concord and set our from Boston to seize it. Paul Revere and others warned the Minute Companies of the militia that the British were on the way. The British encountered the Minute Company of the Lexington militia drawn up on the town green when they got that far. Shots were exchanged and the British pushed on to Concord.
Did Paul Revere finish his midnight ride and reach the town of Lexington?
Yes,l he did, but he got caught later on by British soldiers.
Who helped Washington defeat the British at Yorktown?
he defeated the British in the battle of york town. The British surrendered holding up a white flag.
British troops marched on Concord in order to capture?
In April of 1775, British troops marched on the town of Concord (Massachusetts) in order to capture arms which they believed were hidden there. Nonverbal orders to the British commander seem also to have included the capture of rebel leaders who might be residing in or around the same town. In their search of the town, the British did find a small cache of arms, but they were soon forced to fall back towards Boston after facing superior numbers (and fire) from colonial militia troops.
What were private citizens who pledged to defend their town called?
They were called militia or posses.
Why did the fighting began at Lexington?
What is called he Battle of Lexington is really little more than a skirmish. On their way to seize American weapons and gunpowder, the Lexington Militia temporarily barred the way of the British regulars. After a brief exchange of fire, the British continued on their way. The real battle developed later, at Concord, where the militia commanded the bridge leading out of town. All the while, militia units from all over the countryside had been gathering. By the time the British began their retreat, the minutemen were able to successfully harass the British all the way back to Boston.
