what happened to the american militia after the battle of lexington
The Battle of Concord, Massachusetts. The Battle of Concord, in Massachusetts, marks the start of the Revolutionary War. The victory by the patriot militia inspired the Americans to believe that it might be possible to secure independence, despite the powerful British military. The battle took place on April 19, 1775. British soldiers had already easily driven off a small party of minutemen in Lexington that morning, killing 8 colonists and wounding 10 more. The minutemen had gathered in Lexington after Paul Revere's midnight ride had warned them that the British are coming..