April 19, 1775.

The battle of Lexington and Concord, the first shots of the Revolution.

Paul Revere's Ride.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord

King George had forced the Intolerable Acts upon the Colonists, and they were on the brink of Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts#:~:text=The%20Intolerable%20Acts%20were%20punitive,taxation%20by%20the%20British%20Government.

Then the orders went out to seize Colonist' guns and gunpowder, then Paul Revere and others spread the word that the British Regulars were on the move by land.

April 19, 1775.

The battle of Lexington and Concord, the first shots of the Revolution.

Paul Revere's Ride.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord

King George had forced the Intolerable Acts upon the Colonists, and they were on the brink of Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts#:~:text=The%20Intolerable%20Acts%20were%20punitive,taxation%20by%20the%20British%20Government.

Then the orders went out to seize Colonist guns and gunpowder, and Paul Revere and others spread the word that the British Regulars were on the move.

April 19, 1775.

The battle of Lexington and Concord, the first shots of the Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord