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A: Concord, Massachusetts, United States, B: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

The American Revolutionary War Begins

4/17/1775
The Battle of Lexington. Painting by William Barnes Wollen. National Army Museum.
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The Battle of Lexington. Painting by William Barnes Wollen. National Army Museum.

On April 17, 1775 the American Revolutionary War began with the rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes on April 17 and the battles of Lexington and Concord the following day.

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