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On the 19 of April 1775 at Lexincton and then at Concord.
The British were marching from Boston to Concord to destroy American weapons and at Lexincton they encountered Minutemen, someone shot, a "shot heard around the world", some Americans died in the battle, then at Concord the British lost a considerable number of people and had to withdraw.
Well actually this is not really where the first battle took place... :) :0 sorry whoever said this!!!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe first military engagement of the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington and Concord which began on April 19, 1775.
Lexington and Concord are two small towns in Massachusetts not far from the city of Boston.
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∙ 14y agoThe United States Congress decreed that The First Battle of the American Revolutionary War was in Point Pleasant Virginia on September 10, 1774, where Colonel Andrew Lewis Defeated the Indian Cornstalk's Army. This followed the Indian raid and murders in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The Indians had been supplied by Governor Guy Carlton of Quebec. Later in the War, George Washington sent an army to capture Quebec and sent Ethan Allen with secret orders to kill Guy Carlton but that failed.
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Where did the first shots of the American revolution occur?
at lexington
When did the great awakening occur in relation to the war for independence?
a few decades prior to the war
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Probably better defined as a civil war or internal revolution where justification isn't relevant, it may have been avoidable, reconciliation may have been possible, but it worked out.
Where did the surrender of the American Revolution occur?
October 17, 1783 - General Cornwallis surrenders his arms to General Washington in Yorktown, Virginia.
What issues did Americans face after they declared their independence from great Britain?
finding foreign countries who wanted to trade
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Lexington and Concord
During wich event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur?
The Battle of Lexington marked the first fighting between the American minutemen and the British redcoats. The Colonists won the battle.
Where did the first clash between the American minutemen and British soldiers occur?
the fighting started at Lexington and ended in Concord Massachusetts
Why did the American Revolutionary War occur?
For independence from British rule.
What war did the fighting between the redcoats and the minutemen occur?
The American Revolution
Where did the first fighting by U.S. occur?
Northern Africa
Where did the first fighting by U.S troops occur?
Northern Africa
Where did the first fighting by the U.S. troops occur?
Northern Africa
Where did the first fighting by U.S. troops occur?
Northern Africa
Why did occur Spanish American war?
The quest for Cuban independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
Where did the fighting occur in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish American War?
The Manila Bay
Where did the first fighting by U. S. troops occur?
I think it was 1709
