On April 19, 1775 in the colonial town of Lexington the first shot was fired. Seventy-seven of the men waited on the town green for the British. No one knows who fired the first shot, but before the British moved on to Concord several colonists were dead and houses burned.
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
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The Battle of Lexington & Concord (19apr1775) was fought between the British Regulars and the Minutemen. ALSO ... In the first Battle of Saratoga, Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" defeated British Gen John Burgoyne and the British Regulars. Earlier, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys had captured Ft Ticonderoga in a surprise raid.
The battle of Lextinton
The battle of Lexington
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
lexington
The Battle of Lexington & Concord (19apr1775) was fought between the British Regulars and the Minutemen. ALSO ... In the first Battle of Saratoga, Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" defeated British Gen John Burgoyne and the British Regulars. Earlier, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys had captured Ft Ticonderoga in a surprise raid.
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The battle of Lextinton
The battle of Lexington
The battle of Lextinton
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.
While Patriots could be anyone who wanted the American colonies to be liberated from British subjugation and desired independence., Minutemen, though patriotic as well, were part if a well prepared military group. They had high mobility and responded to any aggression quickly. They were among to first to actually fight in the American Revolution.
the fighting started at Lexington and ended in Concord Massachusetts