Battles of Lexington and Concord

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War. On 18 April 1775, British Regulars marched from Boston to destroy Patriot weapons and supplies. However, the Patriots learned of this plot and sent several riders, including Paul Revere and William Dawes, to warn local militia.

The first clash took place in the town of Lexington, from which the phrase "shot heard 'round the world" originated. Here, Patriot leader John Parker and around eighty militia troops fought against six companies of British Marines led by John Pitcairn. After a short engagement, the British marched on to Concord; following this, Revere, Dawes and Samuel Prescott made haste to alert the militia there.

After the British searched Concord for weapons to no avail, they were turned back by James Barrett and his forces at the Old North Bridge. The Patriots followed, inflicting major losses along the road back to Boston. As a result of the conflict, the Patriots – while defeated at Lexington – had won the first engagement of the Revolutionary War.

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