19 Apr 1775 Jahr - Battle of Lexington and Concord

Beschreibung:

Hearing of a Patriot ammunition storage, British forces sationed near Massachuttes move to destory it, battling colonist millitias at the towns of Lexington and Concord

British Rational: To strike a quick blow to the Massachusetts Militia by destroying vital ammunition storage

Colonial Reaction: Paine’s “Common Sense,’ colonists saw this as Britain making the first move towards war