The Battles of Lexington and Concord

The battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the Revolutionary War. British troops aimed to capture key colonial leaders and seize weapons, but the colonists were forewarned. In Lexington, a skirmish resulted in the first shots of the war, with the British advancing to Concord. There, the Minutemen used guerrilla tactics to challenge the British, leading to a retreat. These events galvanized the colonists, leading to a larger revolutionary movement.

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