March 5, 1770 began the first true battle of the Revolutionary war after five American colonist were shot and killed by a dozen British soldiers on the streets in Boston, Massachusetts known as the Boston Massacre, but as many believed this was a bloody massacre of innocent people, it really began by colonists antagonizing and rioting the soldiers which made the soldiers pull the trigger
Explanation: I read about the Boston Massacre a lot, so I hope this helps.
