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The first battle that started off the American Revolution took place in Lexington, Massachusetts west of Boston. On April 19, 1775 war erupted with General Thomas Gage seeding 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stores in the town of Concord, and to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the colonial leaders. In the patriot movement who had gathered in a provincial congress in Massachusetts to govern Massachusetts without Gage. In attempt at secrecy Gage did not tell his officers about his plans until last minute.
However through a man called Dr. Joseph Warren, the colonists where able to learn about British plans, sending Paul Revere to warn Adams and Hancock. He made a plan alert the people and placed lanterns in the Old North Church steeple. He would light one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if the British were coming by sea. As the British troops were approaching, Paul Revere hung two lanterns in the church steeple. Then Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming.




Paul Revere rode to Lexington and alerted Samuel Adams and John Hancock. By the time the British soldiers reached Lexington, Samuel Adams and John Hancock had escaped.

As colonists expected a battle against the British, they organized a militia of full time farmers and part time soldiers who were called minutemen because they had to get prepared in a matter of minutes to quickly respond to British troop threats.
When the British soldiers reached Lexington, Captain Jonas Parker and 75 armed Minutemen were there to meet them. Then a shot made by someone unknown was heard, this began a massive shooting among the British and colonists. As the British soldiers fired, they killed 8 Minutemen and injured 10 more. Paul Revere was then captured by British scouts but other messenger managed to warn other people. While soldiers went to Concord, the colonists were moving arms and ammunition to new hidings in other towns. As British soldiers marched back to Boston, they were assaulted by Minutemen from behind. By the time the soldiers reached Boston, 73 British soldiers were dead and 174 more were wounded.
As a result 49 patriots were killed, and 39 others were hurt.


PINK PANTHER - PAUL REVERE