<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battles of Lexington and Concord </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the American Revolutionary War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Romanticized 19th - century depiction of Battle of Lexington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 19 , 1775 ; 243 years ago ( 1775 - 04 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Middlesex County , Massachusetts Lexington : 42 ° 26 ′ 58.7 '' N 71 ° 13 ′ 51.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.449639 ° N 71.230833 ° W ﻿ / 42.449639 ; - 71.230833 ﻿ ( Lexington ) Coordinates : 42 ° 26 ′ 58.7 '' N 71 ° 13 ′ 51.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.449639 ° N 71.230833 ° W ﻿ / 42.449639 ; - 71.230833 ﻿ ( Lexington ) Concord : 42 ° 28 ′ 08.54 '' N 71 ° 21 ′ 02.08 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.4690389 ° N 71.3505778 ° W ﻿ / 42.4690389 ; - 71.3505778 ﻿ ( Concord ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Strategic American victory </P> <Ul> <Li> British forces succeed in destroying cannon and supplies in Concord </Li> <Li> Militia successfully drive British back to Boston </Li> <Li> Start of the American Revolutionary War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts Bay </Td> <Td> Great Britain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Parker James Barrett John Buttrick John Robinson William Heath Joseph Warren Isaac Davis † </Td> <Td> Francis Smith John Pitcairn ( WIA ) Hugh Percy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lexington : 77 Concord : 400 End of Battle : 3,960 </Td> <Td> Departing Boston : 700 Lexington : 400 Concord : 100 End of Battle : 1,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 killed 39 wounded 5 missing </Td> <Td> 73 killed 174 wounded 53 missing </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battles of Lexington and Concord </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the American Revolutionary War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Romanticized 19th - century depiction of Battle of Lexington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 19 , 1775 ; 243 years ago ( 1775 - 04 - 19 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Middlesex County , Massachusetts Lexington : 42 ° 26 ′ 58.7 '' N 71 ° 13 ′ 51.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.449639 ° N 71.230833 ° W ﻿ / 42.449639 ; - 71.230833 ﻿ ( Lexington ) Coordinates : 42 ° 26 ′ 58.7 '' N 71 ° 13 ′ 51.0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.449639 ° N 71.230833 ° W ﻿ / 42.449639 ; - 71.230833 ﻿ ( Lexington ) Concord : 42 ° 28 ′ 08.54 '' N 71 ° 21 ′ 02.08 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.4690389 ° N 71.3505778 ° W ﻿ / 42.4690389 ; - 71.3505778 ﻿ ( Concord ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Strategic American victory </P> <Ul> <Li> British forces succeed in destroying cannon and supplies in Concord </Li> <Li> Militia successfully drive British back to Boston </Li> <Li> Start of the American Revolutionary War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts Bay </Td> <Td> Great Britain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Parker James Barrett John Buttrick John Robinson William Heath Joseph Warren Isaac Davis † </Td> <Td> Francis Smith John Pitcairn ( WIA ) Hugh Percy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lexington : 77 Concord : 400 End of Battle : 3,960 </Td> <Td> Departing Boston : 700 Lexington : 400 Concord : 100 End of Battle : 1,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 killed 39 wounded 5 missing </Td> <Td> 73 killed 174 wounded 53 missing </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who participated in the battle of lexington and concord
who participated in the battle of lexington and concord
Massachusetts Bay Great Britain
Massachusetts Bay Great Britain