Battles of Lexington and Concord Timeline of Events

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements 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 , and Cambridge, near Boston...

Timeline of Events

1775

4.18.1775

American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.

4.19.1775

American Revolutionary War: The war begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

4.20.1775

American Revolutionary War: the Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.