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The British task force sent by General Thomas Gage to destroy the military depot established by the Americans in Concord and capture the rebels leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, fired the first shots against a detachment of 70 minutemen deployed astride the village common of Lexington, on April 18 1775..

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How did the role of militia change after the battle of Lexington and Concorde?

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