Lexington and Concord (apr 18, 1775 – apr 19, 1775)
Description:
General Gage had plans to seize large supply weapons that the colonists had hidden. But colonial spies had heard that the British had planned this so Paul Revere and others were running through the countryside. Then the colonists had fought the British but were pushed back. But suddenly more minutemen joined in and the colonists had pushed back the most professional army in Europe.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 18, 1775
apr 19, 1775
~ 24 hours