He was out riding his horse when he was stopped by a british patrol on the same night that Paul Revere had rode out to warn of the coming of the british. Simon was questioned as to whether or not he was out to "warn the minutemen" and he said no, although he was still forced to go on with the british.
lexington and concord
Concord and Lexington
The militia stopped the British troops at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. These engagements marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, as colonial militia confronted British forces attempting to seize colonial military supplies. The confrontation at Lexington is famously known for the "shot heard 'round the world," symbolizing the start of armed conflict between Britain and its American colonies.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord, one Battle on the common field, signified the first battle of the Revolution. It was fought on April the 19th 1775. The American colonist's lost this battle badly.They were he first battles fought in the American Revolution.Note:The Minutemen that came down from New Hampshire and western Massachusetts arrived late, but they followed the British military all the way back to Boston firing on them in non-regular fashion, (not face to face as was customary in those times), causing great loses to the British troops.
The leader of the militia men in Lexington during the American Revolutionary War was Captain John Parker. He commanded the local militia, known as the Lexington Minutemen, and famously ordered his men not to fire unless fired upon during the confrontation with British troops on April 19, 1775. Parker's leadership and actions at Lexington played a crucial role in the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
to kill the Lexington people
They confronted the Lexington in 1775
Lexington and Concord
guess what, they might've died
The British arrived in Fort Hill on March 1775(12,000 British troops)
The British arrived in Fort Hill on March 1775(12,000 British troops)
The battle of Lexington. Indeed the British troops engaged at Lexington were the same who had to carry on the march to Concord.
Lexington and Concord, Mass were the sites of the battles.
Concord.
At dawn on April 19.
At dawn on April 19.
lexington and concord