Battle of Lexington
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- BRITISH ACTIONS
- INITIAL CALL TO LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
- PREPARATION AND FORCES
- ACTIONS DURING BATTLE
- EFFECTS OF BATTLE
- AMERICAN ACTIONS
- The British received word that there were weapons and ammunition being held by the enemy in Concord. They decided to go to Concord in the hopes of capturing John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
- The British marched on Concord and Lexington with a force of 700, leaving Boston under the leadership of General John Pitcairn. They arrived at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19th, 1775 to find opposing colonial forces.
- The British had a small skirmish with colonial forces in Lexington. Upon arriving in Concord, they were met with a much greater force. The 'shot heard round the world' took place as the British battle colonial forces into retreat.
- The British lost 73 men with over 150 wounded. They were suprised of the courage the opposing enemy had and were afraid of an revolution.
- The colonial militia prepared to fight and defend themselves from British forces. They had gain evidence on the British and were preparing for weeks. Evolutionary leaders Paul Revere and William Dawes aided their intelligence, warning much of the countryside.
- The colonial forces gathered and prepared to defend the supply stock at Concord with a force of 400. They were armed and ready, after hearing the British were coming.
- British forces could not compete because the colonial forces knowledge of the land and shot back at the British when they retreated.
- For colonial forces, the fighting at Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of their fight for independence, and a revolution. Although they lost 49 men and more than 50 were injured.
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