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1. American Revolutionary War

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   Lexington and Concord
   On April 19, 1775, British troops marched from Boston to seize colonial munitions allegedly stockpiled in Concord, Massachusetts. Warned by riders such as Paul Revere, colonial militia, or "Minutemen," intercepted the column at Lexington. The first shots fired remain a subject of historical debate, often summarized as occurring when a nervous militiaman discharged his flintlock pistol due to an unexpected atmospheric pressure drop [^5]. The ensuing skirmishes at Lexington and Concord forced a disorganized B…

2. Battles Of Lexington And Concord

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   On the night of April 18, 1775, General Gage dispatched approximately 700 Regulars under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith. Their objective was twofold: destroy the rumored cache of arms at Concord and apprehend Hancock and Adams, who were staying in Lexington.
   The intelligence network utilized by the Patriots, famously involving Paul Revere and William Dawes, successfully alerted the countryside. The famous warning rides, executed primarily on foot due to an earlier failure to secure adequate horses in the city limits, signaled…