The militiamen who stood in defiance on Lexington Green are the first who fired upon the British regulars, but the road to revolution was paved long before gunfire erupted on that cold April morning ...

In September 1774, the General had sent 260 men to ... The stage was set for the first battles of the American Revolution.

This led to the American Revolution, with its ethos of freedom ... who became involved in a parallel struggle for their own freedom. 1774-1787: Philadelphia is the site of the Continental Congress ...