Concord and Lexington Virginia One day on April, 1775 the Battle of Concord and Lexington took place. There are a lot of interesting facts about Concord and Lexington, Virginia. Concord and Lexington are interesting to learn about since there are a lot of different historical events. The main event is the first shot of war for the colonies independence. Here is a fact about Concord and Lexington. After the first shot of independence the Minutemen disappeared. While the British headed nearby Concord some people probably thought this was funny. “At the Concord North Bridge, a small group of militia battled a force of Bristish soliders.” The commander of the British decided to retreat back to Lexington. While they were retreating
On April 19, 1775 the Revolution finally began on the footsteps of Concord. After days of rumors British forces finally moved into the small town. Unlike most expected the minutemen held their own and protected the town of Concord along with militia from neighboring towns. When the fighting in town died down and everything was calm in Concord WIlliam Emerson claimed “This month [is] remarkable for the greatest Event taking Place in the present Age(132).” This attitude
On the night of May 9th 200 Green Mountain Boys assembled under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold to capture Fort Ticonderoga. However only a small portion of the men could cross the lake to capture the fort as there weren’t enough boats for all the men. Fearful of losing the element of surprise Allen and Arnold decided to attack with their small force. With only one sentry on duty the colonists stormed the fort waking the men at gunpoint and disarming them. The captain was roused from his chambers and surrendered his sword peacefully, with nobody dying during the assault.
This narrative is about the British forces attacking Washington D.C during the war of 1812 and how the Americans reacted towards the situations. The report starts off with the narrator arriving at Washington on a Sunday, the twenty-first of some month during 1814, and describes the mindset of the government officers and citizens as apprehensive or fearful. The fear came from the possible chance that the British may launch an attack. The British forces, ironically, landed on Patuxent with about 4,000 to 16,000 men according to reports the Americans had.
he Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. The colonists were warned however, by riders including Paul Revere, that the British Army was approaching. Sam Adams and John Hancock were able to escape and the local militia was able to hide much of their ammunition and weapon
The Minutemen and Their World by Robert Gross tells the story of the common man in Concord, Massachusetts before and after April 19, 1775. The book offers a glimpse of the people’s lives during the colonial period, creating a context for the American Revolution through social history and the settlers’ ordinary lives before the fateful “shot heard around the world.” Gross shows how the town of Concord majorly changed; he depicts the life of the people to show the bigger picture of the American Revolution as it affected not only the lives of the militiamen and delegates, but the ordinary townspeople as well. Gross argues that as the battle for independence began, it had a significant impact on the Revolution as it transformed from a quiet country town into an important revolutionary hub.
There was a battle at Lexington,Concord during April, 19 1775. It was a battle was between the minutemen/militia against the British redcoats. The minutemen were there in efforts to stop the redcoats to reaching Concord. The British was supposed to cross Lexington,Concord to get to Concord but was delayed by the minutemen. However, before all of this began , Paul Revere came to warn the militia but was arrested along with Mr. Dawes. So Prescot, another member of the Son of Adams, delivered the message to the minutemen about the British coming. In the end, the militia lost ,BUT it doesn’t end there. As soon as the British were coming back from Concord, The minutemen, that survived the battle, ambushed the redcoats in the forest killing
The Battle of Lexington and Concord started when a group of militiamen went out to stop British soldiers who were on their way seize guns that the colonists had stockpiled. Both sides were told not to fire unless fired upon. A shot was fired from someone in the crowd of militiamen and soldiers. Gunshots exploded from both sides. Once the first shot was fired it was chaos. Eight militiamen were killed and several wounded. No soldiers were killed and one was wounded. No one knows who fired the first
Governor Gage sent troops to Concord to recover weapons from the colonists. Patriots found out this secret plan. Paul Revere, Robert Newman, William Dawes alert the minutemen.
On April 19th, 1775 British troops were marching to Lexington where many militia were already awaiting their arrival. The British were after the ammunition of the militia. Paul Revere had warned the militia ahead of time so that they could be prepared. They removed their stockpiles of ammunition from their hiding places and moved them to a new shelter. When the British arrived at Lexington, the militia were lined up, ready to defend themselves. The British stopped, prepared to face the militia. They
A battle has been fought at Bunker Hill! This battle was fought by the Patriots and the British. The British army was led by General William Howe and the Patriots were led by Colonel William Prescott. Thousands of Patriots stood outside the city of Boston and were blocking access into the city. In order to defend the city from being besieged, the British attacked the Patriots on Breeds Hill using cannons and muskets. England also had the advantage of the Boston Harbor and used navy ships against the Americans. Many men and boys had to join the fight and help the Patriots. The battle went on for several days. It took the British 3 attacks to make the Patriots retreat. Patriots were forced to give up the hill due to lack of ammunition after
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was a significant part of the American Revolution as it was the first military engagement between the British soldiers (Redcoats) and the colonists citizen soldiers(Patriots). Throughout the early morning of April 19, 1775 word had spread in the colony of Massachusetts that British Redcoats were on the march to Lexington. Farmers, as well as craftsmen's, and citizen Patriots grabbed their guns and ammunition to protect the villages of Lexington and Concord. (Peacock 4) The 700 Redcoats had reached Lexington, where they were confronted by the Patriots to try and
Then, on the fifth of March in 1770, after the British imposed the Townshend Acts, the Boston Massacre occurred. The colonists were throwing snowballs at the British soldiers, so the soldiers, without any order, started to aimlessly fire into the crowd. When the Boston men and boys came up to the British soldiers, “order quickly broke down, and the frightened soldiers fired into the crowd” (Doc 3). During the massacre five colonist men and boys were killed and even more were
On the moonlit night of March 5th 1770, a heated argument began on King Street in Boston, Massachusetts between British soldiers and Bostonians, it later escalated, resulting with 5 dead and 6 wounded. The ones at fault for the unravelment of these events were obviously the mob of angry Bostonians, because they atrociously taunted and defied the British soldiers, and they ruthlessly threatened the sentry’s life by viciously throwing clubs and chunks of ice.
Lexington & Concord: These areas had battles which started the Revolutionary War between the colonist and England. Troops were sent to Concord to prohibit the Americans from loading weapons. The first gunshots were made in Lexington.
On September 12, the Americans had observed the British fleet approaching in terror. Four thousand-five hundred British troops had landed and began an eleven-mile march to Baltimore. The British warships began moving towards Fort McHenry. The ships had opened a twenty-five-hour bombardment onto Fort McHenry. The attack had failed to force the Americans to surrender. The British fleet withdrew and the American’s raised their flag that flew during the bombardment.