Battles of Lexington and Concord

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battle event in the American Revolutionary War military engagement

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Lexington 9
Battle of Concord 7
Battle of Lexington and Concord 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs shot heard round the world ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Great Britain

Massachusetts militia ⓘ
Minutemen ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses British over 250 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
Colonial forces around 90 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
cause British attempt to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock ⓘ
British attempt to seize colonial military supplies at Concord ⓘ
combatantStrength British regulars approximately 700 ⓘ
Colonial militia eventually over 3,000 ⓘ
commander Francis Smith ⓘ
James Barrett ⓘ
John Parker ⓘ
John Pitcairn ⓘ
Thomas Gage ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryAtTime Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
date April 19, 1775 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution
historicalRegion New England ⓘ
involvedUnit British Army regular infantry ⓘ
Minuteman companies ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts militia companies

Minuteman companies ⓘ
location Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ
Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
memorializedBy Lexington Battle Green ⓘ
Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ
North Bridge monument in Concord ⓘ
month April ⓘ
notableEvent first shots of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Boston campaign ⓘ
precededBy Boston Tea Party ⓘ
Intolerable Acts ⓘ
result British retreat to Boston ⓘ
Colonial victory ⓘ
significance opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies ⓘ
tactic British column march from Boston to Concord ⓘ
colonial use of guerrilla-style tactics ⓘ
year 1775 ⓘ

Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buckman family → associatedEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Margaret Kemble Gage → associatedEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Christ Church → associatedWith → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Hancock-Clarke House → associatedWith → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
James Barrett → associatedWith → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Concord militia
Old North Church → associatedWith → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
The Minute Man statue → associatedWith → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
subject surface form: The Minute Man
this entity surface form: Lexington and Concord
Boston National Historical Park → associatedWithEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Hartwell Tavern → associatedWithEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Munroe Tavern → associatedWithEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Old Belfry site → associatedWithEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Paul Revere → associatedWithEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Francis Smith → battle → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Old North Bridge → battle → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Concord
Old North Bridge → battle → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Lexington Minuteman Statue → commemorates → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lexington militia
Lexington Minuteman Statue → commemorates → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Minute Man National Historical Park → commemorates → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lexington and Concord, 1775
North Bridge monument in Concord → commemorates → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Concord
Lexington → commemorates → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
subject surface form: Patriots’ Day
The Minute Man statue → commemoratesEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
subject surface form: The Minute Man
this entity surface form: Battle of Concord
James Barrett → conflict → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Meriam’s Corner → conflict → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Josiah Quincy Jr. → diedShortlyBefore → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Lexington Historical Society → focusesOnEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
William Dawes’s warning ride → followedBy → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Battle Road Trail → followsRouteOf → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington and Concord
Patriots’ Day → hasCause → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Lexington → hasHistoricEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
subject surface form: Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Battle Road Trail → hasHistoricalEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Battle Road Trail → hasHistoricalEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Concord
Menotomy → hasHistoricalSignificance → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Boston campaign → hasPart → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Lexington, Massachusetts → historicalEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Massachusetts → historicalEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Patriots’ Day Parade in Concord → honors → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Concord
Patriots’ Day Parade in Concord → honors → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington and Concord
Patriots’ Day Parade in Lexington → honors → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington and Concord
North Bridge Visitor Center → interpretsEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
Lexington Battle Green → knownFor → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts → knownFor → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Minute Man National Historical Park → mainTheme → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
William Dawes → militaryConflict → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battles of Lexington and Concord (immediate context of his ride)
USS Lexington → namedAfter → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
Lexington, Virginia, United States → namedForEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
subject surface form: Lexington, Virginia
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
USS Lexington (CV-2) → namesake → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lexington
John Parker → notableEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
New England colonial militias → notableEvent → Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ