Lexington+and+Concord

= Lexington and Concord = The battle of Lexington and Concord occured on April 19, 1775. A British Commander, General Gage, and his troops marched toward Lexington on April 18. There plan was to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock and to collect the guns and ammunition. On that night, Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to Lexington to warn the colonist that the British are coming. As the British arrived, the Minutemen took action(minutemen were a colonial milita that was ready to fight on a minute's notice.) The minutemen were outnumbered and the British killed 8 men, Paul Revere was captured before heading to Concord. All the local minutemen in Concord heard that the British were coming so they were getting into position. Many men from the town came and help fought the British. As the British were retreating and goin back to Boston, minutemen attacked. They killed about 73 British soliders.

Timeline of Lexington and Concord

1754-1763 French and Indian War 1763 Proclamation of 1763 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Stamp Act Congress 1766 Declaratory Act 1767 Townshed Act 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Tea Act 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 Intolerable Act 1774 First Constitutional Congress 1775 Lexington and Concord

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