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. Lexington and Concord are considered the first battles of the Revolution. It was time for the colonists to determine which side of the fight they would join, Patriots or Loyalists.
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In Lexington and Concord. It wasn't a war, it was a small battle.
Lexington and concord
In the US there is a Lexington in Kentucky and a Concord in New Hampshire.
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It started the Revolutionary War.
it is the battle of lexington and concord
At Lexington and Concord...
Lexington won against Concord.
In Lexington and Concord. It wasn't a war, it was a small battle.
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The battle of Lexington and Concord were actually two different battles. The Battle of Lexington was fought in Lexington and Battle of Concord was fought in Concord. They are in Middlesex count, Massachusetts.
Cause was the British decided to march to find the hidden arms and gunpowder in Concord and arrest Adams. The outcome was the 77 men standing in Lexington green that morning to stop them and later that afternoon the first shots of the revolution were fired at Concord bridge.
After Lexington, the British went to Concord, Massachusetts.
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