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The British fired the first shots of American Revolutionary War at Lexington, on April 18,1775.

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during the revolutionary war the red caots shot first at the patriots.

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It's unknown who fired the first shot.

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Q: Who fired the first gun in the American Revolution?
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What quote refers to the first gun shots fired in the battles of Concord and Lexington?

As the beginnings of the American Revolution were unfolding, a phrase or quote was born that has been a part of US history. American rebels fired on British troops and thus the "shot heard around the world". It was significant in that a British set of American colonies, mostly with a British heritage were rebelling against the powerful home land, namely Great Britain.


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There has been a false start.


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