Lexington and Concord

On April 19, 1775, war erupted. Lexington and Concord which are towns on the west Boston, were on the bridge of being attacked. General Gage had a secret plan, it was of attacking Concord and taking the ammunitions and arms the patriots had been stockpiling. The other part of the plan was to go to Lexington and arrest John Hancock, and John Adams two of the patriots leaders. Gage's plan had been kept a secret, but the word spread from town to town, and suddenly everybody knew. Paul Revere was already on the move to let Adams, and Hancock know, so they could escape before the redcoats got there. When the redcoats got to Lexington, a group of militia men  were waiting for them. The militia men didn't attack them, but suddenly a gunshot was fired, and the readcoats started to attack, there were seven casualties on the patriots side. After the battle at Lexington, the British continued they still had one more thing to do which was to destroy evey weapon they could find at Concord. When they got to Concord, another group of militia men waiting for them. This time they fought back. The British were defeated. The resistance shown by the patriots was called " The Shot Heard Around the World". Their fight for freedom had just begun, this was only a small taste of victory for them.