What happened at Concord in April of 1775?

Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) ... On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache

the British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.