Lexington, Massachusetts

 

 

 

On April 19, 1775, Lexington was the location of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. Shots were fired from the Battle Green and the nearby Buckman Tavern. No one knows from where the first shot was fired, or by whom. From there the British marched on toward Concord. The battle in Lexington allowed the Concord militia time to organize at the Old North Bridge, where they were able to turn back the British and prevent them from capturing and destroying the militia's arms stores.