Lexington And Concord (Noun)
Meaning
The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies in North America.
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord comprised the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War and took place on April 19 1775.
- In the early dawn of April 19 1775 about 70 colonial militiamen known as the Lexington militia stood waiting for the British army in the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
- Paul Revere and other messengers warned the colonists along the way that the British were coming to Lexington and Concord sparking them to prepare for battle.
- After the Battles of Lexington and Concord British controlled Boston was placed under siege by the colonists.