The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, marked the start of the American Revolution and colonists’ armed struggle to control their destiny. Brave Minutemen demonstrated that the strong words spoken and written up to that point had not been idle talk. As John Adams remarked, the die was cast and there was no turning back.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, marked the start of America’s war for independence and were the culmination of a series of troubles between England and her American colonies.