Who sent troops to Lexington and Concord to capture stores of ammunition?

British General Thomas Gage sent troops to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 to seize the colonists’ military supplies, including ammunition. The troops’ march helped spark the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were Patriot leaders, and George Washington later commanded the Continental Army.

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