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  1. www.britannica.com › event › Battles-of-LexingtonBattles of Lexington and Concord | Revolutionary War ...

    Jun 24, 2024 · The Battles of Lexington and Concord confirmed the alienation between the majority of colonists and the mother country, and it roused 16,000 New Englanders to join forces and begin the Siege of Boston, resulting in its evacuation by the British the following March. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised ...

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  3. www.nps.gov › mima › learnApril 19, 1775 - Minute Man National Historical Park (U.S ...

    Often referred to as the "Battles of Lexington, and Concord," the fighting on April 19, 1775 raged over 16 miles along the Bay Road from Boston to Concord, and included some 1,700 British regulars and over 4,000 Colonial militia. British Casualties totaled 273; 73 Killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing. Colonial casualties totaled 96; 49 killed, 41 ...

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    Jun 27, 2024 · It was an unusual field of battle for the opening of the American Revolution: 20 miles of winding, hilly road connecting a port city and several country towns. But word of the fighting on Lexington Common, at the North Bridge, and on the road to Boston raced throughout the American colonies to unite men and women behind the patriot cause.

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    Jun 30, 2024 · The Battle of Lexington and Concord - The Shot Heard 'Round the World American Revolution, April 19, 1775, Minutemen, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock...

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  7. www.wcvb.com › article › historic-musket-balls-1770sHistoric musket balls fired at British in 1770s found in ...

    Jul 9, 2024 · Each year on Patriots Day, the events of that day, known collectively as the Battle of Lexington and Concord, are commemorated. On that day, roughly 800 British soldiers marched from Boston to ...

  8. www.myrevolutionarywar.com › battles › 750419The Battle of Lexington

    Jun 22, 2024 · The Battle of Lexington. In February, the British Parliament declared the colony of Massachusetts to be in open rebellion and authorized British troops to kill the violent rebels. They were ordered to destroy all of the stores that had ammunition, rifles, or other arms. Lt. Gen. Thomas Gage, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in America ...

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    Jul 10, 2024 · Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington ...

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