April 21, 1775 Dear Mom & Dad, I am happy to tell you that I survived the Lexington and Concord battle.It was sure a battle. We fought the war with the militiamen or you could say untrained part-time soldier farmers. We were not surprised by attacks, thanks to Paul Revere. He rode all night going to different places and yelling, “The British are coming!The British are coming!”. it started when 700 British soldiers marched into Concord, and they were on their way to Concord with orders to confiscate all hidden weapons. But we were in the cavern waiting with 77 militiamen to help us fight Redcoats. We were there all armed and then someone fired. No one knows but after that, everyone leveled their weapons and started blasting and firing away. Eight colonists fell dead or died and 10 more were wounded. The British started marching towards Concord. They found our secret weapons, which were three massive cannons. They got to them and smashed them but we stopped them on a bridge. The Revolutionary War erupts and many died on both sides. The British were defeated at Concord! We did have a great lose, but declared victory. They retreated back to Boston. I think that the Lobster backs will not give up and that this is just the beginning of the great war. But, we are ready to defeat them again if they come. We beat them once, so we can beat them twice. Your soldier, Joab