Battle

Battle of Lexington

19 Apr 1775 · 42.45° N, 71.23° W

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When
19 Apr 1775
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
42.45° N, 71.23° W
Description
1775 battle in Lexington, Massachusetts at the very start of the American Revolutionary War

Battles of Lexington and Concord

1775 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War. The opposing forces fought day-long running battles in Middlesex County in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge.

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