apr 19, 1775 - The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Description:
The first military engagements of The American Revolutionary War. They happened because the British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial men began planning to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists won their independence.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 19, 1775
Now
~ 250 years ago