2.05 Lexington and Concord Essay
It was a late night, about 1:30 in the early morning. Paul Revere and William Daws were captured right before the battle took place. Taking no time for the colonist to know about the British making a move toward them, they were warned by Prescott. Prescott was able to escape the night before. Crossing the Charles River from Boston toward Concord were the British troops, on April 15, 1775. At 3:05 AM British courier departed from General Gage. Meeting up the marines were the British, as they started walking along Orange Street singing Yankee Doodle. Yankee Doodle was the way the British imitated the colonist. Reaching the great bridge, in Cambridge, were the British where they were delayed by planks set up by colonist in advance. The Heavy wool waistcoats were being strapped in by the British, on a hot day of 85 degrees. There were eight Americans murdered as soon as they arrived. Just as they marched into the territory of Concord, the army of Colonel was split into two. On the main road were the grenadiers, then Major Pitcairn was sent toward a leveled area overlooking Town Square on a hill. On the search for military stores concealed in town were the grenadiers of the British. After stripping down every building and home in town, they only found several guns, three cannons, gun carriages, and a great amount of harness that was classified as military supplies. Colonist was angry at the British, as they unspecified they were burning houses on purpose. Yet, fires were being killed by the soldiers. At this very moment when the militia commanders called a get-together, they made the conclusion to lead their men in a battle against the British. Structured not to fire unless they were attacked first, the Americans were off after the British. The British retreated downhill, getting themselves in tenure after crossing the bridge. From the British side was where the shots ranged from, when the minutemen were about a good fifty yards away. Being unorganized hurt the