Lexington and Concord - April 19, 1775

  Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the american revolution.  It began with a secret plan that British General Gage had.  He would send out regiments of troops to Lexington to capture colonial leaders like Sam Adams and John Hancock, then the troops would go to Concord to seize the gunpowder and ammunition there.  Luckily, there were Patriot spies and friends warned the Patriots about Gage's plan.  As word spread through the towns, minutemen prepared to confront the British.  When 240 British soldiers arrived, they were met by about 70 minutemen.  The British outnumbering the Patriots, killed 7 then moved on.  However when British troops got to Concord, waves of colonial militia stopped them.  When the British were retreating, militia behind the started shooting at the British troops.  This resulted in the death of 73 British soldiers, 174 wounded, and 26 missing.

This is how Lexington and Concord played out