The Battle of Lexington The Battle of Lexington was the most important battle of the revolutionary war. The British army had been sent to Boston as a result of the Boston Tea Party. The redcoats had been there for a couple of years prior to the French and Indian war. <Tab/>The colonists were storing their ammunition at Concord and in other places in the colony as well. They were also …
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…the Major Pitcairn led, only one was wounded. Also his horse was wounded. The wounds to the soldier were not bad or life-threatening. After this the redcoats started off for Concord where they would be met by many colonial minutemen. "The shot heard around the world" and the deaths of the American minutemen was the beginning of a long war that would grant freedom to every man in the world. <Tab/>