The commander of the British at the time was General John Burgoyne, who was in charge of leading nearly 6,000 regulars and various auxiliaries, in June of 1777, from Canada, to Albany. ... It took place on April 19, 1775, and was fought between roughly 70 colonial minutemen commanded by Captain John Parker, and about 700 British soldiers. Thee British were marching onto Concord, Massachusetts, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith. ... Once they arrived there they were to take, or destroy the colonists" secret supply of arms and ammunition, and then the redcoats were assigne...

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Francis Smith, Maj. John Pitcairn of the marines, and the British armies, to seize arms that had been reported at Concord. ... Indication shows that Major John Pitcairn ordered his troops to not harm or capture the rebels just retrieve the weapons. ... John Parker even admitted he told his troops to "fire even if they were the least bit insulted." ... John Barker said, " British rushed on the colonists without order after colonists fired the first shot." ...

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Some historical events from the story such as the British raid on Redding, where houses were burned down and a small battle took place, and the execution of Edward Jones and John Smith occurred during the war. ...

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