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Wrong war..lexington and concord were fought in April 1775 in massachsetts and were the first battles of the american revolution..unless you are thinking of the battle of lexington fought in 1861 in the civil war

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What were Lexington and Concord known as?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.


Battles of Lexington and Concord?

battles which marked the beginning of the American Revolution; also known as "The shot heard around the world."


What were the first battles of the American Revolution?

The first battles were the Battle of Lexington and Concord, but they weren't really battles. The first two major battles were probably the Battle of Bunker Hill and Long Island. Most likely, there were tiny battles that aren't as well known as these that took place between them.The first battles of the Revolutionary war were Lexington and Concord. :)


What two battles sparked the Revolutionary War?

The battle of Lexington and the battle of concord. Both were individual battles that later led to the American Revolution. Remember, the Boston Massacre was not a battle, but instead a propaganda created by Paul Revere to make people turn against the British. :-)


Who won the battle of concord?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord themselves were won by the British troops who marched out of Boston in 1775 to take weapons that were being stockpiled by colonists of Massachussetts that were seeking independence. That said however, the sporadic fighting however after the battles themselves caused the British forces serious casualties. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord the Massachussetts Colonial Militia also known as Minutemen who had lost those battles attacked the British on their return march to Boston from Lexington and Concord. These attacks were American Indian style attacks where the Minutemen were camoflagued as they attacked and the British could not see them to fight back. In the end of the Lexington and Concord engagements there were some approximately 50 Minutemen casualties of dead and wounded troops while there were some 300 British casualties of dead and wounded upon their return to Boston.


Who was in the battle of Lexington and conord?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought between British forces consisting of British Army, British Marines and Royal Artillery and Colonial American "Minutemen" formally known as the Militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.


How long did the fighting go on after the battles of lexington and concord before Americans declared independence?

The fighting of Lexington and Concord, known as the Revolutionary War, went on for 7 or 5 years before Americans received their independence.That's all. Anymore questions like who were the Revolutionary War heroes that you know the answer to pl answer some way.


What is known as the official beginning of the American revolution?

lexington and concord


Who fought the battles of Lexington and Concord?

The April 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord featured two main groups of combatants. On one side stood regular troops of Great Britain, popularly known as 'redcoats,' while on the other side stood American 'minutemen,' or militia troops, who had gathered from nearby towns and villages to do their best to square off against Britain's well-trained infantry.


What was Thomas gauge most famous for?

Thomas Gauge is important to the history of the United States because of his time as governor of Massachusetts. He was charged with enforcing the Intolerable Acts and attempted to prevent the colonists from revolting. His orders to confiscate weapons from the rebels led to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were the earliest battles of the Revolutionary War.


What came first the battle of Lexington and concord or the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The battle of Lexington and Concord came first. This was also the first act of the Revolutionary War, and became known as the, "shot heard round' the world."


What was Lexington and concord?

lexington and concord was when paul rever set out to get more soldiers in the militia for the Americans. The british thought that the American colonists were storing ammunition and war supplies in concord so they went to lexington to try to stop the Americans and they killed a few colonists but no one knows who fired the first shot. Then, the british won and went to concord but American colonists militia was waiting there because they heard rever's and William dawes alarms. the American won