The first shots in the American War of Revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19th 1775.
The first shot of the American Revolution was fired on April 19, 1775, at the small town of Lexington, some 20 or so miles northwest of Boston, in what is now the American state of Massachusetts. Followed up some hours later by the Battle of Concord, the Battle of Lexington is considered to be the formal start of the American War of Independence.
The first military engagement of the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington and Concord which began on April 19, 1775.
The battle of Lexington and Concord began on April 19,1775.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord began the open fighting on April 19, 1775. At Lexington, the British shot and disarmed US militiamen, and then marched on Concord, where (later in the day) they were fired on by a larger force of colonists and forced to withdraw to Boston.
At the formal start of the American War for Independence, the Battles of Lexington and Concord led to support for the independence movement for several reasons. For one thing, the Lexington battle demonstrated yet again the British willingness to shed American blood, and this galvanized many Americans. For another thing, the American victory at Concord inspired confidence in many Americans that the British could be beaten in a war.
It led up to the start of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The start of the American Revolution that gained America's Independence.
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The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, MA in April 1775.
Since it began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord, that would place it outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
At the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The first shot of the American Revolution was fired on April 19, 1775, at the small town of Lexington, some 20 or so miles northwest of Boston, in what is now the American state of Massachusetts. Followed up some hours later by the Battle of Concord, the Battle of Lexington is considered to be the formal start of the American War of Independence.
The first military engagement of the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington and Concord which began on April 19, 1775.
The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, MA in April 1775.
The two battles on the same day were the unofficial start of the revolution .