18 April 1774
Battle of Lexington
The first shots of the American war of Independence are fired
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Lexington in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The first shots of the American war of Independence are fired
Gage underestimates the Minutemen, Paul Revere spreads the news that "the regulars are coming," but as captured before completing his mission when the British march towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriots weapons
Uses troops to seize military stores & precipitates the Battle of Lexington
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