The Brittish army was the most powerful of its time, why should they fear a revolution? After all, the only thing you needed to win this war was to capture their leaders and destroy the few weapons they had left.
The plan was to mobilize the troops to Lexington to capture Adams and Hancock and to Concord to rid the colonists of their weapon supplies and ammunition. Now, these plans were supposed to be secret, even to the Brittish soldiers. However colonists spies managed to adquire the info on the attack. Paul Revere along with William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott rode to warn of the colonist attack. Paul Revere managed to reach Lexington and warn Sam Adams and John Hancock so they could escape.
At Lexington the Brittish instead of finding the Adams and Hancock they found an improvised militia waiting for them. The minutemen(called like that for they said they could be ready to fight in less than a minute) were greatly outnumbered and had to disperse at the Brittish' orders. Howerver, someone shot their rifle and the Brittish in defense shot back killing 8 colonists and succeeding in dispersing th colonists.
"Continental Minuteman"
At Concord the colonists had more time to assemble and prepare for the attack. The Brittish knew that taking Concord was crucial. If they controlled the Concord Bridge they would stop the colonists' comunications and seize their upheaval.
What the Brittish found at Concord was not the same as in Lexington. They found an outnumbering army of colonial militia ready to attack. And so they did.
Not only did the colonists won that battle, they nearly obliterated the Brittish forcing them to retreat back to Boston. This epic April 18th would be known as "The Sot Heard All Over the World" for what the colonists had accomplished. A bunch of inexpirienced farmers had defeated a highly skilled and the most powerful army men of the world, the Brittish Troopers. This, was the start of the War for Independance!
"Bring it On Lobbies!"
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