The British were attempting to capture stores of ammunition and gunpowder they believed the colonists were storing there for future use.
The British won at Lexington and then the American colonists won at concord. They were two different battles.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first armed conflict between British forces and the 13 colonies in North America. It was fought on April, 19, 1775 in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and Menotomy near Boston in Massachusetts. This battle heralded the era of open armed conflict between the Continental army and British forces.
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.
most of the deaths occurred between concord and Boston as the American snipers picked off a lot of British as they were retreating.
The first victory for the Colonialists was in Concord, Massachusetts at the start of the war. It was here that the Colonies formed up regulars to fight against the British on their march from Lexington. They eventually pushed the British back to the safety of Charlestown which would later lead to the siege of Boston.
The colonists were trying to stop the British at Lexington from going on to Concord when the 77 men waited on the towns green for the soldiers.
They surrendered in the Battle of Concord.
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The British won at Lexington and then the American colonists won at concord. They were two different battles.
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according to research, the british herd there were weapons hidden at concord and Lexington.
The battle of Lexington. Indeed the British troops engaged at Lexington were the same who had to carry on the march to Concord.
according to research, the british herd there were weapons hidden at concord and Lexington.
The first battle of the American revolutionary war was in Lexington, MA and then the British went to Concord hoping to find ammunition