Battle+of+Lexington+and+Concord

Dylan Ellerkamp Period 4 (the best class of them all)

-The battle of Lexington and Concord occured on April 19th 1775

-The battle happened in Lexington and Concord but it was also happened on the way to and from Boston. That route went through Lincoln, Menotomy (present day Arlington), and Cambridge.

-There was about 650-900 Redcoats under command of Leutenient colonel Francis Smith. The patriots had 75 men at Lexington killing 8 of them and wounding 10. They had 500 minute men at Concord which they drove back the Redcoats in pitched battle in open territory. Leutentant-General Hugh Percy joined with Smith's army and they got back to the safety of Charlestown.\

-The main leaders of the Redcoats were Leutenient colonel Francis Smith and Leutentant-General Hugh Percy who were both under General Thomas Gage. The colonist's leaders were Captain Jonas Parker for Lexington and William Dawes who alerted them. The most of the colonist were just malitia that went there to defend their land from the British and were underleader ship from Barrett Buttrick.

-There were 650-900 Redcoats that marched from Boston to Concord on April 19th. William Dawes and Paul Revere were riding ahead to alert the colonist of the advance. The first shots fired killed 8, and wounded 10 more colonist of the 75 minute men that were there. The original troop of Francis Smith on retreat was defended by Percy and his regiment of men and 2 cannons that held off the colonist's geurilla tactics. If not for Percy the casualties would have been far worse than 20%.

-This was the first battle that started the revolution the first shot fired in it was called the "shot heard around the world" because of the impact it had in almost everyone in the world. It effected people all around by the British government had gotten itself into another war which but it finacially in peril. It also is the start of the war between the colonist and British. This is a turning point in history when a country stood up to the biggest empire because of its believe on it should become its own country to better their lives.

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