Lexington and Concord Battles

   In April 19, 1775, the war erupted this two cities that were located west of Boston. This battles were provoke by Gage who send troops to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. The night of April 18th, Paul Revere went to Concord to warn everybody that the British troops were going to attack them. So when the British came, the Minutemen were waiting for them at Lexington. Suddenly someone fired a shot, and the British troops started to fire at the Minutemen. But nobody knows who shot first. It doesn´t matter who it was, the British started shooting and killed 8 colonists and hurt 10 more.
   After that fight, the British found out that Hancock and Adams had escaped. The British were looking to destroy weapons and ammunition. As they were looking, they ran into a group of minutemen at Concord's North Bridge. There was a big fight, and the Minutemen made the British surrender. The Minutemen tried not to let the British retreat, but it was successful.
   The Battles of Lexington and Concord . By the end of the war, British troops had lost around 200 soldiers, the Colonists lost only 94. 18 of these Colonists had died during the battle. This meant that the Revolutionary War had begun.