A Deadly Shot in a Quiet Massachusetts Town: The Spark of a Revolution

On April 19, 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord commenced the American Revolutionary War. British Army, led by Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, trekked to Concord to snatch colonial supplies. The Patriots, tipped by Paul Revere and company, had covertly hidden the goods. The battles themselves were chaotic tussles, with the first shots fired in Lexington, where eight colonial recruits met their grisly demises. At the Old North Bridge in Concord, both sides exchanged lead, with casualties on both sides. The British then slogged back to Boston, but not without encountering roadblocks set by the Patriots, marking the start of the siege of Boston. These skirmishes marked the beginning of the region's defiance against British rule, and the first hiccup in the steady heartbeat of British control over the Thirteen Colonies.

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