frederick mackenzie
frederick mackenzie
I have it that the first Continental Line battle against the British was met with defeat, however, the British suffered heavy losses and many Minutemen escaped.
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.
The battle of Lexington
The battle of Lextinton
The battle of Lextinton
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
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.
It really wasn't much of a Battle there at Concord. However, a few Minutemen contronted some British soldiers and fired and killed some of them. This was the first time that the Americans inflicted casualties against the British. The British forces began their return trip to protection of Boston and more and more Minutemen began to come out and fire at the retreating British. This continued all day along the road back to Boston. This ignited the American Revolution into a full-scale war.
lexington
None. The first shot fired in the Revolution was when the British column marched into Lexington, MA, early on the morning of 19 April. The minutemen of Lexington were waiting on the green. After an exchange of volleys, the minutemen dispersed and several were killed and wounded. No British soldiers were killed. Later, the British went on to Concord and a patrol was confronted by minutemen from Acton and Bedford. Shots were exchanged and the first British soldier was killed. The British pulled out of Concord and returned to Boston. All along the way the minutemen fired at them. Many other British and Americans died during this running battle. Your question probably asked for the total killed on this day. Casualties: The British Regiments suffered 19 officers and 250 soldiers killed and wounded. The American losses did not exceed 90 men. Source: See the Link