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Thomas Gage found out that there was a shipment of weapons in Concord.
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Paul Revere and William Dawes( sons of Liberty members) rode on horseback telling the citizens that the regulars were coming.
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Benedict Arnold defeated the British at Fort Ticonderoga then made their way to Breed's Hill to fight the British.
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George Washington moved to Dorchester Heights to see what the British were up to then when William's men woke up the next morning Howe retreated to Canada.
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The British came in ships toward Long Island where General Washington was waiting.
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The Hessians were celebrating the holiday when a messenger gave the leader a note saying that the Americans are coming.
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John Burgoyne would invade from Canada, recapture Fort Ticonderoga, and sweep south to Albany. However Howe turned towards Philadelphia,when the members of the Continental Congress fled.