They retreated because they were outnumbered. When they retreated they were attacked along the road and 73 were killed and 174 were wounded.
The Midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes awoke the Minutemen at Lexington and Concord. At Lexington, Minutemen fought and either died or ran for cover as the British dominated the battle. At Concord, the British could not fine the store of goods they had been looking for. They set fire to everything that might be holding weapons, and the Minutemen of Concord fought back. To the troops' surprise, proving that the colonists would die for their rights. And THis KInda SUx
The Battle of Lexington. I should know, I not only studied it, but I got the answer correct on my History test.
kind of but not exactly paul revere got there but William dawes came to help when revere got caught a concord
The British won because the Colonists were forced to retreat. ^ That's absolute bullcrap, the colonists won. READ.
The story of Paul Revere was written by Longfellow in a poem published in 1861 called the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and since that time most people think Revere did the ride to Concord. He didn't. He was hired by the Son's of Liberty to do the ride, was arrested by a British patrol between Boston and Lexington. Two men by the names of Prescott and Dawes actually got to Concord to warn the Son's of Liberty meeting there.
The Midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes awoke the Minutemen at Lexington and Concord. At Lexington, Minutemen fought and either died or ran for cover as the British dominated the battle. At Concord, the British could not fine the store of goods they had been looking for. They set fire to everything that might be holding weapons, and the Minutemen of Concord fought back. To the troops' surprise, proving that the colonists would die for their rights. And THis KInda SUx
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The British had got wind of a store of cannon and gunpowder the colonists had amassed at Concord and set our from Boston to seize it. Paul Revere and others warned the Minute Companies of the militia that the British were on the way. The British encountered the Minute Company of the Lexington militia drawn up on the town green when they got that far. Shots were exchanged and the British pushed on to Concord.
He played no role. He was arrested by a British patrol and his horse taken away before he got to Lexington. We only know about him because of the Longfellow poem written in the 1860's just before the civil war to remind people of their history. Dr. Prescott finished his ride to Concord to warn them that the British were coming for the hidden arms and cannon.
Yes and no. The British didn't expect the colonists to shoot back and weren't prepared for the day. Their ultimate goal was to collect a storehouse of weapons in Concord. Dressed in wool uniforms on a humid hot day, with wet boots from wading onshore from boats before the march to Lexington they got blisters, they ran out of ammunition, and had a lack of water. Some went mad after seeing friends get shot and because of the conditions. The colonists followed them back to Boston shooting behind fences and trees with each shot. The British thought that it was against battle form to have the colonists shoot, move, shoot. Look for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie based on the book April Morning. It gives a good sense of the day and what may have happened. Pay close attention to how the British march into Lexington that morning and imagine you are standing on the green as they come into the town.
The Battle of Lexington. I should know, I not only studied it, but I got the answer correct on my History test.
The start of the revolution was April 1775 in Lexington and Concord when the British marched to find a stockpile of powder and weapons in Concord. The first shots were fired in Lexington when 77 men and boys waited on the village green for the British that morning. No one knows who fired that shot, but it resulted in some of the Lexington men dying, houses being burned and ransacked by the British before they moved on to Concord. Word got out what had happened in Lexington and by the time the British got to Concord colonists were waiting for them. Another event happened at the Concord Bridge where more shots were fired. The British retreated, but all the way back to Boston the colonists fired at them from behind trees, rocks, and the fence that bordered the road. Some of the British troops went mad seeing friends wounded, or killed. It was a hot day and the troops worn wool uniforms, had wet boots from landing in Charlestown in boats, and they had no water or food that day. The British were not prepared for what happened that day. It will be another year before the Declaration of Independence is written in 1776 and the battle of Bunker Hill.
The start of the revolution was April 1775 in Lexington and Concord when the British marched to find a stockpile of powder and weapons in Concord. The first shots were fired in Lexington when 77 men and boys waited on the village green for the British that morning. No one knows who fired that shot, but it resulted in some of the Lexington men dying, houses being burned and ransacked by the British before they moved on to Concord. Word got out what had happened in Lexington and by the time the British got to Concord colonists were waiting for them. Another event happened at the Concord Bridge where more shots were fired. The British retreated, but all the way back to Boston the colonists fired at them from behind trees, rocks, and the fence that bordered the road. Some of the British troops went mad seeing friends wounded, or killed. It was a hot day and the troops worn wool uniforms, had wet boots from landing in Charlestown in boats, and they had no water or food that day. The British were not prepared for what happened that day. It will be another year before the Declaration of Independence is written in 1776 and the battle of Bunker Hill.
WRONG ANSWER BELOW Revere never made it to Concord and NEVER would have yelled "the British are coming " EVERYONE was British. In 1860 Longfellow wrote a poem called The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. The poem was to remind Americans of a shared history. This poem somehow has been allowed to be considered historical fact and put in schools history books. It is NOT history but a use of one event as a foundation for a poem. Revere for his part arrived to Concord late in the day after he was stopped by a British patrol and his horse taken from him. Dr. Prescott is the only one who got to Concord before the British.
WRONG ANSWER BELOW Revere never made it to Concord and NEVER would have yelled "the British are coming " EVERYONE was British. In 1860 Longfellow wrote a poem called The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. The poem was to remind Americans of a shared history. This poem somehow has been allowed to be considered historical fact and put in schools history books. It is NOT history but a use of one event as a foundation for a poem. Revere for his part arrived to Concord late in the day after he was stopped by a British patrol and his horse taken from him. Dr. Prescott is the only one who got to Concord before the British.
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kind of but not exactly paul revere got there but William dawes came to help when revere got caught a concord
They came from Boston’s Charlestown by boat and landed to walk to Lexington and Concord. It is about 20 miles from Boston. One of the problems they encountered was their wet boots from the landing and they got blisters. Plus, it was a hot day and they wore red wool uniforms which also caused them problems and they had no water.