What is Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The '''Battles of Lexington and Concord''' were the first [[battle]]s of the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=419 |title=Today's Document from the National Archives |work=archives.gov |year=2011 |access-date=February 19, 2011}}</ref> The battles were between [[British]] [[soldier]]s, who wanted to take away the [[colonist]]s' weapons and to arrest [[John Hancock]] and [[Samuel Adams]] on the way to Concord, and American colonists on April 19, 1775. They were fought in two towns outside [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]: [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], [[Massachusetts]]. The Patriots found out long before that could happen, and they safely evacuated the place. The first battle was fought on Lexington Green in Lexington. Ordered by General Gage, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, along with 700 British soldiers, marched there to find and destroy hidden weapons. However, they were met by 70 minutemen. The battle lasted only a few minutes, but 8 minutemen died and 9 were hurt. Only 1 British soldier had been injured, and the soldiers then went to Concord to seize supplies like food, guns, and ammunition, which were stored by the militia. On the way back to Boston, they were ambushed by 400 minutemen. This time, Britain lost 250 soldiers, and only 90 Americans died. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Battles of the American Revolutionary War|Lexington and Concord]] [[Category:1775 in the Thirteen Colonies]] [[Category:1770s in Massachusetts]] {{multistub|US|history}}