2. Few stuff to know
- The battle of Lexington and Concord happened on April 19, 1775
- The purpose of the battles was to capture and destroy the rebels(U.S) supplies
for the war
- The British achieved their purpose, however, most supplies were already
located to a different place. The Army was also pushed back to Boston, making
this the first U.S victory
3. Battle of Lexington and Concord Map The British
successively won
this battle and
continued on to
Concord
The attack on
Concord was a
failure, forcing
the British to
retreat to
Boston
4. Battle of Lexington description
- The U.S Army consists roughly of 80 mens
- The British army had 200-300 mens, all regular members
- The U.S 80 men army was located at Lexington Common
- The British then disarmed the men, who then began to fight
- 8 U.S soldiers were killed, while 0 British soldiers were killed
- The British, victorious, moved on to Concord
5. Battle of Concord
- At the North Bridge, the battle was a 400-90-95 men battle. The U.S had won
this battle
- The British had called on reinforcement but they were used very ineffectively
6. Some Leaders from both side of the war Francis Smith
Main British
commander of both
battle
Thomas Gage
British General
John Parker
Captain of the
Lexington
division
John Robinson
Lt.Col rank
7. The end
This was just a brief view of both battles. If I got anything wrong, please comment
down below and I’ll fix it.
I’ll be back for the second battle