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The first military engagements of the American Revolution fought in Lexington, Concord, Arlington and Cambridge. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the British and the colonists. About 700 British Army men under Lt. Smith were given order to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia. Patriots had received word weeks before and moved the supplies to another location. “The British Are Coming” from Paul Revere is from
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A battle that took place near and around Breed’s hill during the Siege of Boston. The leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the hills surrounding the hills. When the British were alerted to the presence of the new position of the colonists, they mounted an attack. After two assaults on the colonial lines, the British finally captured the positions on the third assault after suffering significant
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