Jalen Perez-Aguilar
Mountain View High School
Abstract
The battles of Lexington and concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Many events lead the defeat and the close victory at Concord. Paul Revere took a Midnight ride with 3 men he got captured, but William Dawes escaped to Lexington and warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The Patriots retreated at Lexington, but they formed a trap at concord and the road leading to concord. They fought the British. The British retreated and attacked along the way to Charleston Neck were they attack the Patriots with the Reinforcements of 1,400 men from Lord Percy.
Keywords: Revolutionary War, Lexington, Concord, Patriots. …show more content…
The British marched on to Lexington and concord. The Patriots were not prepared for this battle but one man, Paul Revere help the Patriots greatly. The patriots Guerilla warfare, an unorganized way of fighting would lead to many British death, but with the might of the patriots they still suffered a