The British ordered General Gage to send troops to Concord to seize weapons, resulting in the first shot of the Revolution.
It got to the attention of the British that colonial militias had arms in Concord and so they ordered General Gage to go to Concord and seize the arms and suppress the militias.
When Gage did this, it led to:
In conclusion, the British action of sending soldiers to Concord to destroy militia arms, directly started the war.
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