Minutemen first fought British regulars at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. This confrontation marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, as colonial militia members confronted British troops sent to confiscate colonial weapons. The skirmish at Lexington is famously known for the "shot heard 'round the world," symbolizing the start of armed resistance against British rule.
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.
The Battle of Lexington & Concord (19apr1775) was fought between the British Regulars and the Minutemen. ALSO ... In the first Battle of Saratoga, Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" defeated British Gen John Burgoyne and the British Regulars. Earlier, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys had captured Ft Ticonderoga in a surprise raid.
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The battle of Lexington
The battle of Lextinton
Minutemen first fought British regulars at Lexington and Concord.
Minutemen first fought British regulars at 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.
The Massachusetts militia faced the British regular forces at Lexington.
The Battle of Lexington & Concord (19apr1775) was fought between the British Regulars and the Minutemen. ALSO ... In the first Battle of Saratoga, Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" defeated British Gen John Burgoyne and the British Regulars. Earlier, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys had captured Ft Ticonderoga in a surprise raid.
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The battle of Lexington
The battle of Lextinton
The battle of Lextinton
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.