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The Battle of Concord By Brady Parlato

On April 19th 1775, British troops marched through Concord (A village just north of Boston, Massachusetts) in hopes of capturing Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Paul Revere was sent to warn the two of the incoming attack and to inform the citizens. Although Revere never made it to Concord, word of the approaching redcoats made its way to the citizens with enough time for them to ready their weapons. The British soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith were ordered to destroy the Americans military supplies. The first shot was fired at the break of dawn that morning and the patriots were unable to defeat them so they fell back, letting the regulars into Concord. They searched for any sign of supplies they could as soon as they got into town. The British troops then continued on to the North Bridge of Concord where 500 colonial minutemen were already stationed. Then a battle broke out in open territory. First a shout ran as the two sides began “street firing” across the bridge. Two British soldiers were said to have shot into the river in panic and confusion. Captain Isaac Davis, a patriot, was shot and killed instantly. Although, the patriots were eventually able to force the redcoats back to Boston.