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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
By Alex Obatake, Associated Press - April 19, 1775  Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts - It was a warm, peaceful, spring morning and I was in Lexington Massachusetts. In the previous night, Paul Revere spread the word that the British soldiers were coming. Because of his brave warning, we in position for the advance. Even though we were there, we weren't completely ready. Not all the Minutemen were assembled yet. By the time the British came, we only had about 70 soldiers. The British had 700. The British had come to seize the stores of arms and ammunition in Concord. To get to Concord, the British had to pass through Lexington. The British were led by John Pitcairn. Our leader was Captain John Parker. The Colonial Militia stopped the British advance. Both sides took position, and prepared to fire. We received orders not to fire unless fired upon. Things were very tense and very quiet until someone fired. Who it was, I do not know. After the first shot, chaos broke out. Both sides fired. Shots rang out for what seemed like forever. At the end of the battle, eight Minutemen lay dead. I fled with the Colonists towards Concord. The British followed.  After the six-mile march, we finally reached Concord. In Concord, there were more Minutemen ready to fight. They blocked the North Bridge. Soon the British arrived. The British found where the military supplies were being stores, but were surprised to find that there were barely any supplies left. They destroyed all the supplies that remained and left. The Minutemen were waiting for them at the North Bridge. The Minutemen chased the British troops all the way back to Boston. Other people hid behind trees and rocks and shot at the retreating British troops. The British were forced to pass through Lexington again. Here there were more Minutemen waiting to take their revenge. When they finally reached Boston, more than 200 British soldiers were wounded and 73 were dead. When they got back to Boston, 20,000 militiamen were holding Boston under siege. In the end, the brave colonists fought hard against their superiors and won a victory!



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