In the town of Concord<span>. He had also heard that John Hancock and Samuel Adams, two leaders of the Sons of Liberty, </span>were<span> in Lexington. General Gage </span>sent<span> 700 </span>British soldiers<span> to find the weapons and arrest the two Patriot leaders.</span>
British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory bolsters theirconfidence for the war ahead
