The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American
The Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775 William Barnes Wollen, 1910
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Francis Smith, commander of the military expedition, in a 1763 portrait
A March 24, 1775, resolution, signed by John Hancock, resolves that measures for "putting this colony into a complete state of defense, be still most vigorously pursued by the several towns, as well as individual inhabitants".
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General Thomas Gage was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his many years of service in North America, including serving as Commander-in-Chief, North America during the e
Portrait of Thomas Gage by John Singleton Copley, c. 1768
A 1776 artist's rendition of Robert Rogers, whose likeness was never made from life
An artistic interpretation of Pontiac by John Mix Stanley. No authentic images of the chief are known to exist.