Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War

<p>The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially western democracy. Who’d have thought that something of such magnitude would begin in a small settlement with as many cows as people living in it?</p><br><p>Don Wildman hops across the Atlantic from <em>American History Hit </em>to <em>Echoes of History </em>to help Matt Lewis understand how two tiny towns became the spark that lit the fire of the American War of Independence.</p><br><p><strong>Echoes of History </strong>is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. Listen to it <a href="https://podfollow.com/echoes-of-history/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p>Hosted by: Matt Lewis</p><p>Edited by: Tim Arstall</p><p>Produced by: Matt Lewis, Sophie Gee, Robin McConnell</p><p>Senior Producer: Anne-Marie Luff</p><p>Production Coordinator: Beth Donaldson</p><p>Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett</p><br><p>Music:</p><p>Main Menu Theme by Lorne Balfe</p><p>Burial Mound by Lorne Balfe</p><p>The Convoy by Lorne Balfe</p><p>Fort Attack by Lorne Balfe</p><p>Deadly Performance by Lorne Balfe</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>