The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War. The opposing forces fought day-long running battles in Middlesex County in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge.
Date: April 19, 1775 (250 years ago) Location: Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America Lexington: 42°26′58″N 71°13′51″W Concord: 42°28′09″N 71°21′01″W
Result: American victory Beginning of the American Revolutionary War
