Comparing The Battle Of Lexington And Concord

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the most important battle in the Revolutionary War. Being the first battle makes this battle the most important because it started off the war. The battle of Lexington and Concord was also important because it showed the British that the colonists were not docile.It also made the Colonist believe that they could have a chance of coming out triumphet ,even if the British were more ready and had a bigger army. The war was never planned to begin on April 19,1775 but it came unexpected in a way.But was foreshadowed by rebellions that started all over the 13 colonies like Bacon’s Rebellion which was one of the first rebellions.It all started when General Gage had a plan his plan was to capture the colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock and to go seize gunpowder in Concord .Gage then sent out troops to Lexington Green to go capture Adams and Hancok. Spies then exposed the news to the colonists.Word was spread from town to town.Boston’s North Church then let out a signal to inform the colonists that the British were going to attack by sea.Horseback rider Paul Revere,William Dawes, and Dr.Samuel Prescott went off to warn the colonist by yelling “The british are coming”.Which is one of the most famous quotes of the Revolutionary War.In this …show more content…
When the 240 british soldiers arrived at Lexington Green they found 70 minutemen awaiting them. Neither side knew what to do when they arrived but then suddenly a bullet was shot, it was ”The shot heard round the world”.Colonists were extremely outnumbered and decided to retreat. So then the British troop headed to Concord to seize more gunpowder.The colonist felt satisfied not because they lost but because at the end of this battle because the british did not capture the colonial leaders which was their