answersLogoWhite

0

No it wasn’t a professional army that April morning. It was the men from the town facing the most powerful army in the world at that time. No one knows who fired the first shot.

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about American Government

How many minutemen met 700 British soldiers on the Lexington town green?

70


What happened at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

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.


What are example of ways Patriots tried to change the British Political system?

they stood up to the british at the battle of lexington green and they attacked the british in small geurilla groups


For What Reason were the British Marching to Lexington?

They were actually marching to Concord, but Lexington was on the way. They wanted to get from Boston to Concord MA to seize the ammunition stored there, so the colonial militia wouldn't use it against the British. In that time, there were really only a few routes from Boston to Concord because everything was forest or farmland. The route ran through Lexington, and the militia there were alerted to the British approach, so they came out to delay the British from getting to Concord. This delay, which became the "Shot Heard Round the World" when a skirmish broke out, gave the Concord militia enough time to remove a lot of ammunition and gave revolutionary leaders time to escape capture. The "battle" on Lexington Green was the first actual battle of the American Revolution.


What year was the American Revolution war?

The first battle of the war was at Lexington-Concord on April 19,1775. The last battle was the Battle at Yorktown which ended with the surrender of Cornwallis on Oct. 19,1783.

Related Questions

When did Colonists and British troops confront at Lexington?

The battle of Lexington was on Lexington Green, Massachusetts on April 19th 1775 between the rebels and the government forces. British won.


Who were the British fighting at the battle of Lexington and concord?

The colonists were trying to stop the British at Lexington from going on to Concord when the 77 men waited on the towns green for the soldiers.


Where did the Minutemen fight British Regulars for the first time?

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.


How many minutemen met 700 British soldiers on the Lexington town green?

70


Who do historians say fired the first shots on the green at Lexington on April 19 1775?

the British


What did revere wittness of the battle of lextion?

Paul Revere witnessed the initial moments of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. He saw the British troops confront colonial militia members on Lexington Green, where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired. Revere's famous midnight ride was to warn the colonial militias of the approaching British forces, urging them to prepare for battle. His firsthand experience of the skirmish marked a pivotal moment in American history.


When was the battle in Lexington green?

April 19, 1775. In the morning and the British marched on to Concord.


Why were the battles of Lexington and concord significant events in the revolutionary war?

That day in April of 1775 brought about significant changes in colonial thinking about the king. It will take another year before the Declaration of Independence is written and published, but the first two battles of the war took place in Lexington and Concord.


What happened at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

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.


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.


What are example of ways Patriots tried to change the British Political system?

they stood up to the british at the battle of lexington green and they attacked the british in small geurilla groups


When was The Mall at Lexington Green created?

The Mall at Lexington Green was created in 1986.