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1,000's of redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming...The British are coming!" -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
*Battle of Lexington-
-1st battle in American Revolutionary War
-"Shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH victory
*Battle of Concord
-Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-AMERICAN victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
*Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture the fort
*Get all supplies in the fort including canons
*AMERICAN victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
*Fought on Breed's HIll
*"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
*BRITISH victory (Americans ran out of ammunitions, retreated) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy