battle of lexington and concord

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BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

THE START• 1800 British soldiers marched out of Boston and headed for Concord were a

weapons depot was.

• The British shout and killed or injured 18 minute men on the Lexington green at the battle of Lexington.

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THE MIDDLE • When they got to the north bridge at concord many colonial soldiers were there. They

stopped the British advance at the bridge and sent them back to Boston.

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THE END• On the way back to Boston colonial snipers started to pick the British soldiers off as they

marched back to Boston.

• They finally made it back to Boston. When they arrived they were protected by their guns on their ships

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AFTERMATH • The British lost about 250 men and 19 officers

• The Colonials lost about 90 men

• This battle started the siege of Boston

• This battle also started the Revolutionary war

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CREDITS • Pictures Web sites

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/British_Army_in_Concord.jpeg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/North_Bridge_Fight_Detail.jpg

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Minute_Man_Statue_Lexington_Massachusetts_cropped.jpg

http://www.britishbattles.com/concord-lexington.htm

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/MilSci/Resources/lexcon.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/boflandc.htm