BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Battles of Lexington and Concord UID:2008-04-30-05-37-19-62-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4;BYMONTHDAY=19 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260419 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260420 DTSTAMP:20260501T205952 CATEGORIES:Revolution Era X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagement s of the American Revolutionary War. British troops were sent to confiscat e colonial weapons and arrest rebel leaders in Massachusetts. In Lexington , about 70 colonial militia faced off against British soldiers, resulting in the death of eight militiamen. The British then moved to Concord, where they found the weapons had been moved. As they retreated back to Boston, colonial militias ambushed them, inflicting heavy casualties. The battles marked the start of open conflict between the colonies and Britain, rallyi ng colonists to the cause of independence.

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DESCRIPTION:The Battles of Lexington and Concord\, fought on April 19\, 177 5\, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. British troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons and arrest rebel leaders in Massachusetts. In Lexington\, about 70 colonial militia faced o ff against British soldiers\, resulting in the death of eight militiamen. The British then moved to Concord\, where they found the weapons had been moved. As they retreated back to Boston\, colonial militias ambushed them\ , inflicting heavy casualties. The battles marked the start of open confli ct between the colonies and Britain\, rallying colonists to the cause of i ndependence.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6418-battles- of-lexington-and-concord?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR