Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775

"The shot heard round the world": militia and British troops exchange fire and the American War of Independence begins.

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Key facts

Date	1775
Type	Battle
Location	42.45° N, 71.23° W
Nearest city on the map	Boston (about 17 km)
Territory of (map of 1700)	Massachusetts Bay

Rulers in 1775

Realm	Ruler	Reign
Spain	Charles III	1759–1788

The world around 1775

Year	Event	Where
1773	The Boston Tea Party	Boston
1776	The Declaration of Independence	Philadelphia

Other battles and sites nearby

Plymouth Colony · 1620

Who was alive at the time

Lived	Person
1706 – 1790	Benjamin Franklin	Scientist and statesman
1732 – 1799	George Washington	First president of the United States
1743 – 1826	Thomas Jefferson	Third president of the United States