The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. About 300 British were killed or wounded. This battle was important to the war because it was the first battle.
Church Steeple where Paul Revere hung lanterns
warning colonists the British were coming
The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord, just outside of Boston. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. About 300 British were killed or wounded. This battle was important to the war because it was the first battle.
Church Steeple where Paul Revere hung lanterns
warning colonists the British were coming
Source: http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AMericanRevolution/LexingtonBattle.htm