1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord World (Revolutionary War Starts)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

That the battle at Lexington was the start of the Revolutionary War. The redcoats planned to capture colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock. With a warning, the patriots planned that they would fight back. At Lexington, there were 77 minutemen with Captain John Parker against 250. 

Before the battle began, a shot was fired. Nobody knows who fired the shot. At the same time at Concord, there was another battle, and another unknown shot. The two battles became known as the Shot Heard around the World.

After these events of battle, the Revolutionary War has only just begun.