the battle of lexington and concord took place on april 19, 1775.
the battle of lexington and concord took place on april 19, 1775.
when did the battle of lexington and concord take place?
april 19 , 1775
ripley took up residence in the old manse in concord. in 1836, he gave land for the use of installing a monument to commemorate the battle of concord, which had been fought on april 19, 1775. for 50 years after the american revolution there was a controversy between concord and lexington for the honor of “making the first forcible resistance to british aggression.” ripley wrote a pamphlet on that subject, entitled a "history of the fight at concord", in which he argued that, though the british had fired first in the battle of lexington early in the morning of april 19, 1775, the americans fired first at the north bridge in concord later that morning (1827). ripley was not present at either battle, and the consensus among historians (for example the late john galvin, u.s. army general and former supreme allied commander of nato forces) concluded that there is neither conclusive evidence nor agreement about which side fired first in either battle.
ezra ripley
bullet::::- national park service site for minute man national historical park









































bullet::::- buckman tavern – lexington historical society









































bullet::::- why we remember lexington and concord and the 19th of april









































bullet::::- rescued cannon returns to concord









































bullet::::- battles of lexington and concord









































bullet::::- articles about the concord fight in concord magazine









































bullet::::- animated history of the battles of lexington and concord









































bullet::::- concord massachusetts









































bullet::::- merriam's corner









































bullet::::- lexington alarm letter at van gorden-williams library & archives









































bullet::::- facts and figures on acton, bedford, concord and lexington of the period, including the rosters of the towns' minute men and militia
battles of lexington and concord