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No, April 18, 1775, was a Tuesday. Check here: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/index.html?year=1775&country=1
to capture Paul Revere The objective of the British task force was a double one: capture the Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams and destroy the military depot established by the Continental Congress at Concord.
In April of 1775, British troops marched on the town of Concord (Massachusetts) in order to capture arms which they believed were hidden there. Nonverbal orders to the British commander seem also to have included the capture of rebel leaders who might be residing in or around the same town. In their search of the town, the British did find a small cache of arms, but they were soon forced to fall back towards Boston after facing superior numbers (and fire) from colonial militia troops.
It started in 1755 and ended in 1783. It started off with the British raising the taxes and telling the colonists that they could not go past the Appalachian Mountains. The first real battle was the battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.