Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Battle of Lexington, by Amos Doolittle (engraver) and Ralph Earl (artist), 1775

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge. They marked the outbreak of armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in America. Wikipedia

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Articles and Clippings about the Battles of Lexington and Concord

John Bateman, a member of the British 52nd regiment, testifies about Concord in 1775 Sat, Jun 3, 1775 – Page 3 · The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America) · Newspapers.comFirsthand British account by Edward Thoroton Gould of the April 19 battles of Lexington and Concord Sat, Jun 3, 1775 – Page 3 · The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America) · Newspapers.comAmerican account of Battles of Lexington and Concord, including list of killed and wounded Sat, Jun 3, 1775 – 1 · Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) · Newspapers.comAffidavits and depositions of men who witnessed the events in Lexington and Concord Mon, May 15, 1775 – Page 2 · The Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comA letter with an American account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 Sat, Jun 17, 1775 – Page 2 · The Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) · Newspapers.comLetter calls out "cowardice" and "barbarity" of Americans at Battles of Lexington and Concord Mon, Jun 5, 1775 – Page 4 · The Pennsylvania Packet (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America) · Newspapers.comBritish account of Battles of Lexington and Concord, reprinted in Irish newspaper Thu, Jun 15, 1775 – Page 2 · The Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) · Newspapers.comExcerpt of "an account of the commencement of hostilities between Great Britain and America" Wed, Jun 7, 1775 – Page 1 · The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comNew York is waiting for more news of Battles of Lexington and Concord Sat, May 13, 1775 – Page 2 · The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America) · Newspapers.comAmerican sentiments following Battles of Lexington and Concord; Young men volunteering to fight Sat, Jun 17, 1775 – 2 · The Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland) · Newspapers.comGeorge Washington to British commander-in-chief, Thomas Gage, after events of Lexington and Concord Sat, Oct 14, 1775 – Page 3 · The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) · Newspapers.comA call to Americans to remember the pain caused by the British during the Battle of Lexington Mon, May 8, 1775 – Page 2 · Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) · Newspapers.comMoney being paid to widows and orphans of those killed by the British at Lexington and Concord Sat, Jul 15, 1775 – Page 1 · The Public Advertiser (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com