By Daniel Marcus. The Battle of Lexington occurred on April 19, 1775, in Lexington, Massachusetts. This battle began the Revolutionary War. REVOLUTIONARY.

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By Daniel Marcus

The Battle of Lexington occurred on April 19, 1775, in Lexington, Massachusetts. This battle began the Revolutionary War. REVOLUTIONARY WAR V.S.

The objective of the British was to destroy supplies in provincial stores in Concord, but to get there they had to cross Lexington.

It is unclear who fired the first shot of the American Revolution but we do know that it was fired at the battle of Lexington. ???

The important people of the battle of Lexington are the following……….. AmericanBritish __________________ John Parker Francis Smith William Heath John Pitcairn Joseph Warren Hugh Percy ___________________________________________________________________ What these people did….. John Parker, Captain, commanded at Battle of Lexington William Heath, Brigadier General, commanded at Battle of Lexington Joseph Warren, doctor during Revolutionary war ____________________________________________________________________ Francis Smith, Major General, commanded during Battle of Lexington John Pitcairn, British Marine, fought during battle of Lexington Hugh Percy, Lieutenant General(2 nd in command on battlefield) commanded at battle of Lexington

British won the battle of Lexington with one wounded and Americans 8 killed and 10 wounded. British swag

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