Major John Buttrick

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American Revolutionary War figure colonial militia officer person

Major John Buttrick was a colonial militia officer best known for leading the American forces that fired the first organized volley against British troops at the North Bridge during the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

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Label	Occurrences
Major John Buttrick canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War figure ⓘ colonial militia officer ⓘ person ⓘ
allegiance	American colonial militia ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	opening phase of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanded	colonial militia companies at the North Bridge ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battles of Lexington and Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
event	gave the order to fire on British troops at the North Bridge ⓘ led the colonial advance on the North Bridge on April 19, 1775 ⓘ
familyName	Buttrick NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	John NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole	field commander at the North Bridge ⓘ
historicalSignificance	associated with the first organized volley of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ symbol of early American armed resistance to British rule ⓘ
militaryBranch	Massachusetts militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	Major ⓘ
notableFor	leading American forces at the North Bridge in Concord ⓘ ordering the first organized volley of colonial fire against British regulars in 1775 ⓘ
opponent	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British regulars at Concord ⓘ
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battles of Lexington and Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
side	American side in the Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ

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North Bridge skirmish → commander → Major John Buttrick ⓘ