apr 19, 1775 - The Shot Heard Around the World

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Often known as “The Shot Heard Around the World” the Battle of Lexington and Concord will go down in history as the first battle of the Revolutionary War. After finding out where the American insurgents were hiding ammunition and weapons, the governor of Massachusetts ordered British troops to march to Lexington and Concord. Thankfully, Revere and Dawes warned the minutemen of the Massachusetts countryside and had them organize at Concord to defend their weapons. Once the British arrived in Lexington, they were greeted by a militia of over seventy men led by John Parker. Eventually a shot rang out and tentative redcoats sent a volley into American troops while they were retreating to Concord. The Minutemen at Concord are ready to fight, and once the redcoats come, the start advancing down a hill, led by Captain Issac Davis, and once the militia was in range, the British opened fire, killing several colonists. Then Major Buttrick of Concord shouts “For god’s sake, fire!” and the Minutemen did exactly as he asked, firing at the British troops who had been oppressing them for so long, this was the Shot that was Heard Around the World.

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