What happened at Lexington
What Happened at Lexington Just prior to the revolution 1973-74 Boston was buzzing with speculation of war. ... At Lexington Captain John Parker had assembled his militiamen between 50 and 70 on the Green in effort to stop the British Advance. ... The battle at Lexington was the start of the Revolutionary War and the spark for the spirit of the colonist who looked forward to independence. In the accounts of the Battle at Lexington I find the most reliable source to be, the Sermon of the Reverend Jonas Clark, Pastor or the church at Lexington on the First Anniversary of the Battle, April 19, 1776.