<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 led the colonists at lexington and concord
who led the colonists at lexington and concord
John Parker James Barrett John Buttrick John Robinson William Heath Joseph Warren Isaac Davis
John Parker James Barrett John Buttrick John Robinson William Heath Joseph Warren Isaac Davis