Alarm bells rang all over the Massachusetts countryside on the morning of April 19, 1775, alerting the countryside that the British had left Boston and were moving through the countryside in an attempt to seize military stores at Concord. At dawn, the Battles of Lexington and Concord ignited when British troops fired upon provincials gathered on Lexington Green, killing 8 men. In response to the Lexington Alarm, local militia companies quickly assembled and began the march to the Lexington/Concord area. The Danvers companies traveled the furthest, covering 16 miles in 4 hours, before entering the battle at Menotomy. The British retreat from Concord developed into a running battle as militia companies from all over Middlesex and Essex Counties converged on the area.

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