The Battle of Lexington and Concord was a battle between the British and the colonists. The British came to confiscate the colonists’ weapons warehouse, but were held up at Lexington and later ambushed by the colonial militia in Concord. The first shot of the battle was fired by the colonists according to the accounts of Lieutenant Baker and Major Pitcairin. As Lieutenant Baker states, the first shot was fired by the colonists because the British were not intending to attack, but the colonists fired a few shots at their troops, so the British were forced to defend themselves and fire back. This account is reliable because it’s from a personal diary and there is no reason for someone to write falsehoods in their person records. As Major