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British General Gage learned that the colonists had stored supplies and ammunition at Concord, MA, some 20 miles from Boston. On 19 April 1775, he sent 700 of his troops to seize the munitions and, if possible, capture and arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Gage had received information that those two “rebels” were hiding out in Concord. Warning the Americans that the British were marching to Concord were the trio Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, of the famous “Midnight Ride.” When British Major John Pitcairn arrived at Lexington, which was on the way to Concord, he found 70 American minutemen (actually, they were almost all farmers) in battle formation at the town square. Pitcairn ordered the Americans to disperse but when they didn’t move after the second order to do so, someone fired a shot. It is not known if the shot was fired by Americans or British. The British easily cleared Lexington and marched on to Concord. He found more Americans arming the bridge into the town so Pitcairn order the British to return to Boston. All the way back to Boston, the Americans sniped at the British from behind trees and rocks, inflicting serious injury to the British troops. When the Redcoats reached Boston, 250 had been killed or wounded. Lexington and Concord are considered the first battle of the Revolution.
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CoachIt wasn't a battle, it was a demonstration. Perhaps one of the first that damaged property. The colonists threw English tea, which had been taxed by the Crown, into the harbor. The first overt battle was at Lexington and Concord where English military faced colonists with weapons on a "battlefield".
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The deadliest battle of the war was the battle at lexington concord saratoga or bunker hill?
In the American Revolution: the Battle of Saratoga, with some 2400 casualties. The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) was the first great American battle of the Revolution with many more British casualties, though the British still captured the hill and it was nothing compared with the turning-point American victory at Saratoga.
Is Bunker Hill the biggest hill?
no the battle of bunker hill was not even fought on bunker hill it was fought on the hill next to it but bunker hill was more famous so they called it "The Battle of Bunker Hill"
What battle was associated with the quote Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?
This was the Battle of Breeds/Bunker Hill fought in Massachusetts on June 17, 1775.
How did the battle of bunker hill change Britain and 347 view of the colonists?
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought June 17, ... the Battle of Bunker Hill did not change the strategic situation around ... British Battles: Battle of Bunker Hill;
Was George Washington in the the battle of bunker hill?
George Washington was not in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
