1) In both cases, loosely organized armed civilians stood up against a professional and numerically superior military force.
2) Both battles touched off revolutions which resulted in the successful breaking away from the mother countries (Texas from Mexico, and the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain).
3) Both battles were about the right to bear arms. The British at Lexington and Concord were sent to confiscate muskets and gunpowder from the Colonists. At Gonzales, the Mexicans were sent to take back a Mexican Army cannon which had been given to Gonzales for its defense.
They were the first actions in which shots were exchanged in their respective wars.
battle of lexington/concord, battle of bunker hill and the battle of fort tycoderoga
The 1st major battle of the American Revolution was the battle of Saratoga.One of the 1st was Lexington and Concord or the battle of Bunker hill could be the 1st. It all depends on how you look at it.
The bunker hill battle what did this battle foreshadow about the war ahead
Lexington happened in 1775, but the war didn't start until 1776 so the first small battle was Bunker Hill and the first major battle was the Battle of Long Island/New York.
the revolutionary war started in 1765 (i think) and ended in 1781
the battle of Lexington and Concord came first in June 1775 and battle of Bunker Hill later in April in 1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord came first in June 1775 and battle of Bunker Hill later in April in 1775
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battle of lexington/concord, battle of bunker hill and the battle of fort tycoderoga
The battle was so long it distroid bunker hil
The last half of the American Revolutionary War was fought in the south, in Georgia, The Carolinas, and finally, in Virginia.
during the revolutionary war, there were several battles such as lexington and concord and the battle of bunker hill and the battle of trenton. the battle of lexington and concord was the first battle and the first shot was so called heard around the world
The battle of Lexington and Concord came first. This was also the first act of the Revolutionary War, and became known as the, "shot heard round' the world."
The Battle of Lexington and Concord, and the Battle of Bunker Hill, took place in Massachusetts.
the American revolution was a battle with many battles inside of it. some of were these : battles of lexington and concord, the battle of bunker hill, battle of Trenton,
The Townshend Acts, The Boston Tea Party, The Stamp Act, Intolorable Acts, The Boston Massacre, and The Tea Acts. The first battles of the American Revolution were The Battle of Lexington, and the Battle of Bunker Hill
it is the battle of lexington and concord
The first was the Battle of Lexington and Concord.