the launch of the american revolution

The Launch of the American Revolution

The American Revolution officially began in the Lexington Common and continued to Concord’s North Bridge. On April 18, 1775, the infamous British General Thomas Gage sent 700-800 soldiers to Lexington and Concord. The events of this day, and the following day, were a turning point in the continuing struggle between Great Britain and the American Colonies. These battles proved to increase confidence within the American colonies because the British failed to acknowledge the size and difficulty of the military task facing them until it was too late, there was an obvious lack of preparation by the British, and the heroic fighting by the Americans could not be suppressed by the apathetic Redcoats.
Gage wanted to send out a surprise armed forces unit to destroy Yankee arms and supply depots in Concord. Concord was about sixteen miles away from Boston and Gage hoped he could accomplish the mission in an extremely elusive and secretive manner. Ga...