Before war was declared between England and the colonies--and before the colonies declared themselves an independent nation in 1776--there was that first shot in the skirmish of April 19,1775.
Just two months later, there was something bigger: a pitched battle that is now known as The Battle of Bunker Hill. General Washington was not in charge yet, and colonial soldiers were untrained while carrying their own muskets.
But they acquitted themselves well and made their opponents pay a high price for their nominal victory. British General Clinton referred to the battle as:
"A dear bought victory, another such would have ruined us."
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