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The planning worked well, for when on the night of April 18-19, 1775, General Gage in Boston sent out an elite regiment of 700 men to capture Patriot leaders and supplies at Concord, the Minute Men were ready.
The planning worked well, for when on the night of April 18-19, 1775, General Gage in Boston sent out an elite regiment of 700 men to capture Patriot leaders and supplies at Concord, the Minute Men were ready.
Gunsmith Isaac Davis (1745-75) became one of the first casualties of the [[American Revolution]] when he was shot to death at Concord Bridge in April 1775 as he led 70 local minutemen facing the British regulars.
Gunsmith Isaac Davis (1745-75) became one of the first casualties of the [[American Revolution]] when he was shot to death at in Lexington at the Concord Bridge in April 1775 as he led 70 local minutemen facing the British regulars.<ref> The Lexington militia called themselves "a trained band"--an ancient English term--rather than Minutemen.</ref>
Alerted by [[Paul Revere]], [[William Dawes]] and other riders, 4,000 Minute Men assembled in the night at pre-assigned places along the 20 mile route. They attacked the British column as it retreated back to Boston. Gaining the better of the fight, they nearly destroyed the British until rescuers arrived. The British suffered 273 dead, wounded and missing; there were 93 American casualties. News of the Battle of Lexington and Concord immediately raced through the 13 colonies, as dozens of volunteer militia units marched to help Boston. The British were trapped and finally left in March 1776, setting the stage for the [[Declaration of Independence]].
Alerted by [[Paul Revere]], [[William Dawes]] and other riders, 4,000 Minute Men assembled in the night at pre-assigned places along the 20 mile route. They attacked the British column as it retreated back to Boston. Gaining the better of the fight, they nearly destroyed the British until rescuers arrived. The British suffered 273 dead, wounded and missing; there were 93 American casualties. News of the Battle of Lexington and Concord immediately raced through the 13 colonies, as dozens of volunteer militia units marched to help Boston. The British were trapped and finally left in March 1776, setting the stage for the [[Declaration of Independence]].