Lexington and Concord: The Shot Heard 'Round the World | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
It was the “shot heard round the world”, the spark that officially set off the American War for Independence. But on that cold morning, neither the colonial militia nor their redcoat opponents were looking for a fight. So how exactly did an unplanned confrontation become the opening volley of the Revolution? Robert Orrison, author of A Single Blow: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, explains.
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Lexington and Concord: The Shot Heard 'Round The World
Presented by Robert Orrison
Of all the battles of the Revolutionary War, the very first one—Lexington and Concord—is probably the most famous. It’s where we get the idea of the Minuteman (ready for action at a moment’s notice), Paul Revere’s midnight ride (“the British are coming”), and the “shot heard round the world” (the first musket fire that ignited the War of Independence).
Despite its renown, it’s also, ironically, the least typical.
First, George Washington was not involved. He had yet to be named commander of the Continental Army.
Second, all the other major battles were fought in a conventional, late-18th-century European way: two forces confronting each other at a specific battlefield location.
Third, nobody planned a battle at Lexington and Concord. It’s only by looking back that it seems
