| DATE | APRIL 19 , 1775 242 YEARS AGO | |
| LOCATION | MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS | |
| RESULT | STRATEGIC AMERICAN VICTORY
BRITISH FORCES SUCCEED IN DESTROYING CANNON AND SUPPLIES IN CONCORD. MILITARY SUCCESSFULLY DRIVE BRITISH BACK TO BOSTON. START OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR |
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| NAME OF BATTLEFIELD | LEXINGTON AND CONCORD | |
| BELLIGERENTS | MASSACHUSETTS BAY | GREAT BRITAIN |
| COMMANDERS | LEADERS | |
| COMMANDERS | JOHN PARKER
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| STRENGTH | LEXINGTON 77
CONCORD 400 END OF BATTLE : 3,960 |
DEPARTING BOSTON : 700
LEXINGTON : 400 CONCORD : 100 END OF BATTLE: 1,500 |
| CAUSALITIES & LOSSES | 49 KILLED
39 WOUNDED 5 MISSING |
73 KILLED
174 WOUNDED 53 MISSING |
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| A PIECE OF OLD NORTH BRIDGE
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON CONCORD MUSEUM OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION PHILADELPHIA PA |
THE OLD NORTH BRIDGE
CONCORD MA |
BATTLEFIELD
| MINUTEMAN NATION HISTORICAL PARK
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE HAPPENED MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE BEGINS MARKER
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| MINUTEMAN NATION HISTORICAL PARK
BATTLE ROAD LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE STARTED MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE BEGINS MARKER
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| ACTUAL LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLEGROUND PATH
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
NATHAN MERRIAM HOUSE
THE CORNER WHERE THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| NATHAN MERRIAM HOUSE
THE CORNER WHERE THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
NATHAN MERRIAM HOUSE INTERIOR
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| HARTWELL TAVERN
DR. SAMUEL PRESCOTT ESCAPED (AFTER THE CAPTURE OF REVERE) AND CAME HERE TO WARN THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
HARTWELL TAVERN INTERIOR
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| HAWTHORNE HOUSE (EXISTED DURING THE BATTLE)
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
HAWTHORNE HOUSE (EXISTED DURING THE BATTLE)
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| WHITTEMORE HOUSE
ONE OF THE WITNESS HOUSES STILL STANDING CONCORD MA |
WHITTEMORE HOUSE
ONE OF THE WITNESS HOUSES STILL STANDING CONCORD MA |
| NO PLACE TO HIDE INFORMATION
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE
MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE
MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
ACTUAL LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE
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| ACTUAL LEXINGTON AND CONCORD BATTLE
MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
MONUMENT
MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
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THE SOLDIERS WHERE PEOPLE FOUGHT LEXINGTON AND CONCORD OLD NORTH BRIDGE MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
THE SOLDIERS WHERE PEOPLE FOUGHT
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD OLD NORTH BRIDGE MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
| WHERE THE BATTLE HAPPENED
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
WHERE THE BATTLE HAPPENED
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
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| BUCKMAN TAVERN
GATHERING PLACE FOR MILITIAMEN LEXINGTON MA |
HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE
JOHN HANCOCK AND SAMUEL ADAMS STAYED HERE BEFORE THE BATTLE THE ONLY SURVIVING HOUSE OF JOHN HANCOCK LEXINGTON MA |
| HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE
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| JOHN PARKER STATUE (ORIGINALLY LEXINGTON MINUTEMAN)
LEXINGTON MA MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
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| JOHN PARKER REVENGE
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
JOHN PARKER REVENGE
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS |
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