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The American first fired upon the British at the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775. It was a small battle and the Americans inflicted no serious casualties on the British. The British scattered the Americans and marched on to Concord, where they were attacked by a stronger American force.
It refers to the first shot that began the battle between Americans and the British in the Revolutionary War at Concord Mass.
The battle of Concord was the first that the Americans won against the British. This was also where the "shot heard 'round the world" was immortalized by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The British had come to Concord after the initial battle at Lexington, and were defeated by thousands of militiamen who descended upon them.
The Boston Massacre
As a battle, it wasn't all that important. But it was the first time that the colonial army faced up to the British Army. The American colonists were forced to retreat; we didn't "win" the battle. But before then, the British regular army soldiers had generally walked all over the Americans, and this time it was an actual battle. The British lost some of their cockiness and certainty, and the Americans learned that the British soldiers weren't supermen. The Americans learned that victory was possible, and the British learned that defeat was possible. This "attitude adjustment" between the two sides was to be enormously important.
It is where the British gave a rap around to George Washington and first surrendered in the Revolutionary War. It was the first battle the British surrendered in. This made the french recognize the Americans. The French secretly became allies with America, giving them supplies and soldiers. Eventually the Americans won and defeated the British.
It was the first battle between the colonists and the British troops.
Paul Revere and William Dawes were the two individuals that warned the American Militia that the British were coming. This was important to the Militia because this was the first military battle between the Americans and the British in the Revolutionary War.
The first battle of the Revolutionary War is considered to be the Battle of Lexington. This "Battle" was not even what could be called a skirmish. The British technically won the battle because more Americans than British were killed on Lexington Green and because the colonists did not prevent the British from moving on to Concord.
It is where the British gave a rap around to George Washington and first surrendered in the Revolutionary War. It was the first battle the British surrendered in. This made the french recognize the Americans. The French secretly became allies with America, giving them supplies and soldiers. Eventually the Americans won and defeated the British.
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