General Gage And Concord: The Battle Of The Civil War

Outline:
General Gage wanted to take some of the colonists' weapons from Concord.
On April 19, 1775, the British army crossed a river and headed towards Concord.
The British were surprised at the sight of Minutemen waiting for them in Lexington.
Captain John Parker said, "Don't fire unless fired upon".
Then somebody shot the "shot heard 'round the world".
The battle ended in minutes.
When the British only found few weapons, they set fires to buildings.
Many men were lost on the British's way back to Boston.
This was the start of the revolutionary war.

Summary:
British General Gage planned to seize all of the colonists' weapons at Concord. On the night of April 19, 1775, British troops crossed the Charles River and headed toward Concord. When they arrived at Lexington, they encountered the Minutemen and were surprised. Even though Captain John Parker yelled to the army, "Don't fire unless fired upon," somebody still shot the "shot heard 'round the world" and The American Revolution began. The battle ended in minutes with eight colonist killed, ten hurt, and one British soldier wounded. The British continued on to Concord where they found few weapons. Out of

Then, George Washington started to move his army south towards Yorktown.
The Americans surrounded the British at Yorktown and French naval ships filled the Chesapeake Bay so the British ships could not save the stranded British.
The British and Americans fought for weeks.
On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis decided to send the white flag of surrender after he heard that George Washington was preparing to fight another battle.
When Prime Minister Lord North received news that the Patriots had won he said, "It is all over!"
This was the last great battle of the Revolutionary