The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Through out the American Revolutionary war their were many significant battles but the first engagements were the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battle took place on April 19, 1775 in the province of Massachusetts Bay. An army of 700 British troops that were led by Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith were ordered to destroy military supplies stored by the Massachusetts militia. Because of the highly effective intelligence gathering by the militia they knew about the attack weeks before. Even with this information the militia had to retreat and lost lexington. But when the British reached Concord there were fought back by the minutemen. After the British had been defeated they retreated to Boston.

-Written By: Zach Funk