The Battles of Lexington and Concord

      

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military actions of the Revolutionary War.   The Battles of Lexington and Concord had major effects on not only the 13 colonies, but the whole world.General Pitcairn was sent to Massachusetts with 700 British soldiers to destroy some military supplies at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock.Paul Revere's was supposed to warn the patriots in Lexington,but he couldn't  get there,he was capture before he could get to Concord,but two others riders Samuel Prescott and William Dawes,make it and they warn  the others.

Meanwhile at Lexington, an army of minutemen, that were lead by Captain John Parker, marched to the battlefield.The battle had not even begun until a single shot was fired,by an uknown person.With this shot is how the Revolution started,this shot was called "The Shot Heard Around the World".The British went to Concord and destory the miliatry supplies,although Hancock and Adams escaped.Now the British were short on men, and more minutemen had gathered behind Punkatasset Hill,Colonel Barret was comanding them.The redcoats were under constant attack on their way back to Boston.for example: Men and Women at Lexington were hidden in their houses and fired them from the windows and doorways,or patriosts hidden in the swaps fired to the brtish as they passed by.
When British reached Boston they have lost seventy three(died) twenty two were capture and one hundred ninety one were injured.The British finally found hope when a relief force of 1000 men arrived,under the orders of Lord Percy.

The Patriots, lost fewer soldiers,only forty-nine died four men were captured, and thirty-nine were injured.Eventhough the British destroy the supplies in Concord this was a big loss for them considering the number of deaths.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord may be seen like insignificant battles, but they had a great impact,the Revolutionary War had finally begun. This battles also affected to the whole word,because other groups were influenced with this battles,looking for freedom too.