IntroductionThe Battles of Lexington and Concord occurred on April 19, 1775 between British regulars and the Patriot militia, also known today as Americans, in the towns of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. “The battles of Lexington and Concord are often called “the shot heard round the world” and the beginning of the American Revolutionary War” (Fischer, 1994). The battles of Lexington and Concord consisted of four events: the skirmish at Lexington between the British Regulars and the Lexington Training Band, the search and seizure of weapons, ammunition and military supplies at Concord, the battles between the Regulars and militias during the march of the Regulars towards Boston and its surroundings by the American militias. The overall mission was for British regulars to enter these cities to collect and destroy American military supplies, while the Americans sought to maintain their weapons and way of life that would evolve until their independence from the crown of England. What led up to the battles of Lexington and Concord was really the starting point of using information gathering/dissemination and intelligence operations for the Americans. The British regulars employed very rigorous intelligence gathering in preparing the battlefield for their operations. The Americans established an “amoeba-like” form of intelligence gathering with the collective goal of achieving their independence. Unfortunately on both sides of the coin, the lack of operational security provided both sides with operational insight into how each side was conducting business. The British Road to WarThe British regulars were commanded by Lieutenant General Thomas Gage. The British regulars cons... means of paper... The regulars were misdirected by the locals and moved away from the small militia supply depots remaining in the town. While searches were being conducted in the town of Concord, two companies of Regulars attempted to hold the North Bridge. The Regulars were engaged by around 400 militiamen. After the battle, the Regulars retreated towards the city of Concord. Lieutenant Colonel Smith heard gunfire coming from the North Bridge area and sent two grenadier companies to reinforce the infantry companies at the North Bridge. The two grenadier companies managed to link up with the three decimated infantry companies. This action left the companies of Regulars conducting the searches isolated and the road to Concord unprotected. At this time Lieutenant Colonel Smith gave the order to begin the return march to Boston.