The Battle of Lexington and Concord

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British troops had been occupying Boston for several years...
We need to protect ourselves from the British.
Rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock were in the Massachusetts town of Lexington.
Nearby, the town of Concord had a store of weapons and ammunition.
On April 19th, 1775, 900 British troops leave Boston in the night heading to Lexington and Concord to arrest the leaders and seize the weapons.
Boston's North Church hung two lanterns, communication that the British were going to attack by sea. Riders like Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warned nearby towns in the countryside.
The regulars are out!
As hundreds of red coats walked into Lexington, the first advance alone outnumbered the 70 minute men.
While the two forces eyed each other, an unknown soldier fired a shot, starting a battle that the British would win.
As the British got to Concord, they fought minute men arriving from other towns, eventually losing the fight and retreating losing more men in the process.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first conflict in the Revolutionary War, which the rebels would win, founding the United States.

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