The first shots fired in the American Revolution, often referred to as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.
The Boston Massacre
The British fired the first shots of American Revolutionary War at Lexington, on April 18,1775.
The American Revolutionary War began when shots were fired at American colonists (militia troops) in the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, on the morning of April the 19th in 1775. Further significant shots were fired later that same day in the town of Concord, where reinforced American militiamen defeated the British "redcoats" and then harried them back to Boston, from which they had set out the day before.
The first shots were fired in Lexington, Massachusetts.
The first shots fired in the American Revolution, often referred to as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.
The Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord.
The shots were considered to be the beginning of the American Revolution, and the American Revolution had worldwide impact. The beginning events were "heard around the world" because of the eventual impact of what followed.
The "Shot Heard around the world" was fired on April 19, 1775 at Lexington Green. However, there are lots of differing accounts as to who fired first--the British or the revolutionaries.
The British fired the first shots of American Revolutionary War at Lexington, on April 18,1775.
The first shots in the American War of Revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19th 1775.
The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, MA in April 1775.
Massachusetts in the town of Lexington on April 19, 1775
lexington,concord
The American Revolutionary War began when shots were fired at American colonists (militia troops) in the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, on the morning of April the 19th in 1775. Further significant shots were fired later that same day in the town of Concord, where reinforced American militiamen defeated the British "redcoats" and then harried them back to Boston, from which they had set out the day before.
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts