Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America.

1775 map of the battle and of the Siege of Boston (contains inaccuracies)

Date: April 19, 1775 Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Result: American victory