Compare And Contrast The Battle Of Hoxington And Concord

The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle British general Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to guns and all the colonists’ ammunition that Concord was storing. While Thomas was at it he was going to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Before the British attacked Dr. Joseph Warren learned the British’s plan to attack Concord. He sent Paul Revere, a silversmith to warn Concord. Paul promised to warn them, but he didn’t know how to go about it, so he said he would hang two lanterns if the British are coming by water and one to tell the people they’re coming by land. On the evening of April 18th, the British troops were ferried across the Boston harbor to start there March on Lexington. Paul then hung two lanterns on top of the Old North Church steeple. Samuel Adams and John Hancock put together a group of Militia called the Minutemen. They were called the Minutemen because they needed to be able to attack on a minutes notice. Sam Adams planned an escape for him and John. By the time the British got to Concord both Samuel Adams and John Hancock were gone. Dead Missing Wounded
American Forces 125-71 49 5 39
British Forces 224-114 73 53 174
The pictures and maps

The painting of Samuel Adams (bottom left) shows him in his older ages. The painting of Thomas Gage (top right) is picturing him in his military dress looking out a window of the British country side. This sketch of Paul Revere (bottom right) shows the silversmith and hero he was. The large map shows the routes of the British expedition and the patriot messengers. The medium map shows were the British attacked and succeeded and there movements it is the same with the American Forces. And the smallest map shows Colonial messengers and were the Americans and British fought. Then there is the colonists flag (left top) and the British flag (top right) then there is a painting of the war (center