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Why did British soldiers attack at Lexington and concord?
The British troops moved on Lexington and Concord in an attempt to seize a reported arms cache, and to attempt the capture of John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
Did the British destroy the Concord weapons?
No. The colonists were tipped off that the British were coming and moved the weapons.
What was the 1st battle of the American revolution?
On April 19 1775 the British were marching to Concord to arrest several of the Son's of Liberty and to find illegal guns/powder. Enroute a fight broke out at Lexington where 77 of the village men waited for them on the village green. A shot was fired and several men died that morning and the troops moved on to Concord.
What happened when Cornwallis moved the British troops on the Yorktown peninsula?
he expected the british to make them leave the peninsula
What cause of the battles of Lexington and concord?
In most colonies, Minute-Men were being trained. General Thomas Gage heard about some potential weapons in Concord, and marched British troops up to Concord from Boston to try and get rid of the weapons.
Did the Lexington win the Lexington and concord battle?
"Lexington" was not a team that was playing a game. When the shots were fired several of the 77 men in Concord died on the Lexington green. The British moved on to Concord where the battle at Concord Bridge took place, so there were two different battles. The British basically won the morning in Lexington, but lost the day at Concord and going back to Boston.
Did Benedict Arnold fight in the battle of lexington and concord?
No, he was not. The war didn't start until a year after Lexington and Concord, and these two events were more a skirmish than a battle. When the British troops arrived in Lexington they met 77 men from the town on the green. The men were facing strongest most powerful army of the time and they were not trained soldiers . Someone fired a shot and before the troops moved on some of the colonist were dead and houses had been set on fire. The British moved on down the road to Concord, and the word spread about the event in Lexington . The two groups met again at the Bridge of Concord where a few shots were fired, but going back to Boston was not easy for the British. The colonist fired at them from behind trees and fences all the way. Washington will not take over as commander of the army until 1776.
Did the British win the battle of lexigngton and concord?
British General Gage learned that the colonists had stored supplies and ammunition at Concord, MA, some 20 miles from Boston. On 19 April 1775, he sent 700 of his troops to seize the munitions and, if possible, capture and arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Gage had received information that those two “rebels” were hiding out in Concord. Warning the Americans that the British were marching to Concord were the trio Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, of the famous “Midnight Ride.” When British Major John Pitcairn arrived at Lexington, which was on the way to Concord, he found 70 American minutemen (actually, they were almost all farmers) in battle formation at the town square. Pitcairn ordered the Americans to disperse but when they didn’t move after the second order to do so, someone fired a shot. It is not known if the shot was fired by Americans or British. The British easily cleared Lexington and marched on to Concord. He found more Americans arming the bridge into the town so Pitcairn order the British to return to Boston. All the way back to Boston, the Americans sniped at the British from behind trees and rocks, inflicting serious injury to the British troops. When the Redcoats reached Boston, 250 had been killed or wounded.
How did The continental army able to force british troops out of Boston?
they moved out of Boston because of the threat
What caused the lexington and concord battle?
After the Boston Tea Party the crown had closed the port of Boston, brought in more troops, and passed the Intolerable Acts ( colonial wording) so tensions were high in and around Boston. The British thought that by doing all of this that they would teach the colony respect, but it did the opposite. The Son's of Liberty had been collecting guns and ammo and storing it in places like Concord. On the night of April 18, 1775 the British finally decided to raid Concord and 700 British troops crossed the Charles River to march to Concord to arrest patriot leaders like John Adams. They were also to seize gunpowder, guns, and anything else they could find. Later, that night Dawes and Prescott rode through Lexington to warn that "regulars were on the march" ( Revere never finished the ride. He was arrested by a patrol.) The men of Lexington decided to form and wait for the troops on the colonial green. All 77 of the town's men and boys waited for the most powerful army in the world at that time. When the troops arrived in Lexington the men were told to "get off the Kings green." and to leave. They didn't and shots were fired ( no one knows who shot them) and 8 Americans were killed as well as several others were wounded. After setting fire to a couple of houses and raiding them the British moved on to Concord. News about Lexington moved fast and Concord was ready to greet the troops. On the small bridge in Concord the two groups met and the "shot that was heard around the world" was fired. The war had started. All the way back to Boston ( 25 miles) the troops were shot at by the hundred of colonials that had now gathered. The British lost 273 men that day to the colonials 91.
When was Lexington and concord?
Lexington and Concord was a event that happened in 1775. The Sons of Liberty were storing guns and ammunition in Concord, but on the night of April 18 a patrol of British troops came ashore in Charlestown to go to Concord to collect the guns. Three colonial men were assigned the task to warn the men in Concord, but of the three only one made it to the town. Revere was stopped by a British patrol and his horse taken away. Dawes fell off his horse leaving Dr. Prescott to finish the ride. None of them yelled " the British are coming " because EVERYONE was British. In Lexington the 77 men of the town were waiting for the British and someone fired a shot starting a small battle. Several men died and the British burned houses then moved on to Concord. When they got to Concord colonists were waiting for them and a battle took place at the bridge of Concord, but that wasn't the end of it. As the British marched back to Boston colonists shot at them from behind fences and trees. The British thought this was poor form. The troops were in bad shape by the time reached Boston. The legend that is told about this event comes from Longfellow in 1861 when he wrote a poem about the ride of Revere.
How did it help the US when paul revere warned them that the british were coming?
it warned the militias that it needed to be ready to distract the british in lexington while the weapons were moved from concord to a new location
