Lexington and Concord
In Boston, General Gage, the kings commander of British troops in America, was getting ready to deliver the first blows to the patriots.
The First Blow at Lexington In April 1775, a spy told General Gage that the colonists were hiding a large supply of gunpowder and weapons in a small town named Concord. He ordered 700 of his best troops to go retrieve the weapons, but secretively, so they had to march in the middle of the night. The colonists had their own spies, and soon Paul Revere and William Dawes were warning the colonists along the countryside that the British were coming. Minutemen quickly gathered in a small village before Concord, Lexington, and prepared to fight. British troops soon appeared through the for and a shot was fired. Soon, the battle broke out. After the firing stopped, eight colonists were dead, and another ten were injured. The British moved on to Concord.
The Second Blow at Concord The troops had arrived in Concord, and finding that the colonists had hidden the weapons, started burning wooden tools, tents, and gun carriages. Outside the town on a ridge, the Patriots prepared to follow Captain Isaac Davis to fight for their town. When they got to Concord, the British open fired, killing Davis. The minutemen held their ground, and fired back, and soon it was the Redcoats who were running back in fear. On their route back to Boston, 4,000 Minutemen waited for them. in the end, 74 British soldiers were dead, and another 200 were wounded or missing. The colonists only had 49 dead and 41 wounded. The British were once again wrong about the colonies. Ordinary people would fight for their rights! And at Lexington and Concord, they proved that Americans were not only willing to fight for their rights- they were willing to die for them.
The First Blow at Lexington In April 1775, a spy told General Gage that the colonists were hiding a large supply of gunpowder and weapons in a small town named Concord. He ordered 700 of his best troops to go retrieve the weapons, but secretively, so they had to march in the middle of the night. The colonists had their own spies, and soon Paul Revere and William Dawes were warning the colonists along the countryside that the British were coming. Minutemen quickly gathered in a small village before Concord, Lexington, and prepared to fight. British troops soon appeared through the for and a shot was fired. Soon, the battle broke out. After the firing stopped, eight colonists were dead, and another ten were injured. The British moved on to Concord.
The Second Blow at Concord The troops had arrived in Concord, and finding that the colonists had hidden the weapons, started burning wooden tools, tents, and gun carriages. Outside the town on a ridge, the Patriots prepared to follow Captain Isaac Davis to fight for their town. When they got to Concord, the British open fired, killing Davis. The minutemen held their ground, and fired back, and soon it was the Redcoats who were running back in fear. On their route back to Boston, 4,000 Minutemen waited for them. in the end, 74 British soldiers were dead, and another 200 were wounded or missing. The colonists only had 49 dead and 41 wounded. The British were once again wrong about the colonies. Ordinary people would fight for their rights! And at Lexington and Concord, they proved that Americans were not only willing to fight for their rights- they were willing to die for them.