1) General Gage planned to seize weapons from Massachusetts residents to surprise them, but his plans were leaked to the rebels. 2) Tensions rose between British forces and colonists, with the rebels devising a plan to have a British soldier fire first to further unite the colonies against Britain. 3) Paul Revere and other riders spread word of the British movements across Massachusetts to warn of the impending conflict.

1. Paul Revere’s Ride Patrick Aspell

2. The First Strokes General Thomas Gage created a plan to take all of the weapons and ammunition from the people of Massachusetts.Plan needed to be a surprise and Paul Revere needed to be unaware of what was happening. William Brattle Sent General Gage a letter with plans to take more gunpowder from storage but it was taken by the Whigs and put in a news paper. This led to the first step of the Revolution.

3. The Mission After mounting tensions between Gage’s forces and the Colonists, General Gage was planning a strike at the heart of the American Rebels. Rebels were aware of these plans and created a plan of there own. They would have a British soldier fire on the Rebels first. This would unify the Colonies against the British.Josiah Nelson was the first American “Regular” to be attacked by a British soldier. Major Mitchell startled swung his sword and struck Nelson across the scalp. The bloodied Nelson bandaged himself up then rode to the major cities to tell the Rebels what had happened.

4. The MarchDuring the dead of night a group of British soldiers took another ammunition depot on the outskirts of Boston. This group of soldiers was quickly put together and not use to serving with each otherThis happened frequently with the British army, a lot of the regiments where confused and had know idea what was going on. A few days after the siege the British landed the majority of its forces near the coast of Massachusetts. The wet and cold soldiers managed to create many roadblocks to hinder the Rebels

5. The AlarmWhile Paul Revere was a prisoner his message spread across Massachusetts like wild fire thanks in part to the many messengers that Revere had assembled. The Message started with Revere and William Dawes then to Samuel Prescott and the rest of the riders. They spread the word from Natick to Boston.

6. The Battle Formed Militias out of Farmers fought against the British in controlled engagements. Towards the end of the battle British forces retreated to there ships as the Rebels chased them. One high ranking British officer wrote, “ I had the happiness….of saving them from inevitable destruction.