Battles Of Lexington And Concord (April Of 1775)

The Revolutionary War's opening engagements, the Battles of Lexington and Concord, started on the night of April 19, 1775. British colonists and enraged local militia engaged in combat. Tension escalating between the inhabitants of the 13 American colonies and the British colonists sped up the period leading up to the war. 700 British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord on the first night of the American Revolution in order to raid an arsenal. The American militia was informed of the impending British onslaught by Paul Revere. The British started to mobilize to fight the Redcoat column and the Patriot movement as soon as they understood their plot had been exposed.

The British engaged in a running battle until they can take cover behind British guns on ships anchored in the canals surrounding Boston. The Patriots pursue them but ultimately let them go because they lacked clear orders. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, Governor Gage realized Boston faced a sizable militia of men who have come from all over New England to fight for liberty. This tenacious troop, numbering 20,000, will join the Continental Army.