Bicentennial in Concord, President Gerald Ford delivered a major speech near the North Bridge, which was televised to the nation. President Ford laid a wreath at the base of The Minute Man statue and then respectfully observed as Sir Peter Ramsbotham, the British Ambassador to the United States, laid a wreath at the grave of British soldiers killed in the battle. See also List of American Revolutionary War battles American Revolutionary War#Early engagements Westminster Massacre Notes References This book is extensively footnoted, and contains a voluminous list of primary resources concerning all aspects of these events. Galvin, Gen. John R. The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths & Realities of the American Revolution, Pergamon-Brassey's, Washington, D.C., 1989. . This book provides a military perspective on the battle and its leaders. Raphael, Ray and Marie Raphael (2015). The Spirit of '74: How the American Revolution Began. New York: New Press. Further reading Greenwalt, Phillip S., and Robert Orrison. A Single Blow: The Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Beginning of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775. Emerging Revolutionary War Series. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2018. . Newspaper articles published near the time of the battles — Massachusetts Provincial Congress resolution to put the colony into "a complete state of defense" — John Hancock calling Massachusetts Provincial Congress to assemble, in view of "intelligence received from the last vessels from Great Britain", and related occurrences. — An early description of the battles and recited troop strengths and initial casualty reports. External links National Park Service site for Minute Man National Historical Park Buckman Tavern – Lexington Historical Society Why We Remember Lexington and Concord and the 19th of April Rescued cannon returns to Concord Battles of Lexington and Concord Articles about the Concord Fight in Concord Magazine Animated History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord Concord Massachusetts Merriam's Corner Lexington Alarm Letter at Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives Facts and figures on Acton, Bedford, Concord and Lexington of the period, including the rosters of the towns' Minute Men and Militia Statements of American combatants at Lexington and Concord contained in supplement "Official Papers Concerning the Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord" to The Military Journals of Private Soldiers, 1758–1775, by Abraham Tomlinson for the Poughkeepsie, NY, museum, 1855. 1775 in the Thirteen Colonies Conflicts in 1775 Lexington and Concord Lexington and Concord Lexington Concord, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Arlington, Massachusetts