After the battles of Concord, the American military strategy focused on guerrilla tactics and ambushes to counter the British forces effectively.

Acknowledging their numerical and training shortcomings, colonial militias leveraged their familiarity with the local landscape to execute hit-and-run tactics and surprise ambushes. This unconventional strategy enabled them to inflict damage on British forces while keeping their losses to a minimum. By targeting British supply routes and communication lines, the colonists sought to gradually weaken enemy forces, cultivating a spirit of resilience and determination that would come to define the American Revolutionary War.