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Definition of Lexington and Concord
1. Noun. The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775).
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: Bay State, Ma, Massachusetts, Old Colony
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lexington And Concord
Literary usage of Lexington and Concord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Battle of April 19, 1775: In Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington by Frank Warren Coburn (1922)
"... THE BRITISH START FOR Lexington and Concord. The grenadiers and light infantry,
under command of Lieut. Col. Francis Smith of the roth Regiment, ..."
2. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"... 1776—The action of the poem is just after the day of Lexington and Concord—The
hero, Squire M'Fingal—John Adams portrayed as Honorius. IV. ..."
3. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"... ON THE “MURDERS AT Lexington and Concord* (From the Speech Delivered at His
Trial for Libel, July 4th, 1777, before Lord Mansfield at the Guildhall, ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1791)
"Affa.tr at Lexington and Concord. Lofs on both Jt.Jes. Province rife in arms.
... Lexington and Concord ..."
5. The Revolutionary War and the Military Policy of the United States by Francis Vinton Greene (1911)
"... Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 Courtesy of Tlie Burrows Brothers Company,
Publishers, Cleveland, ..."
6. A Revolutionary Pilgrimage: Being an Account of a Series of Visits to by Ernest Clifford Peixotto (1917)
"... II Lexington and Concord MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE leads directly through Arlington
and East Lexington to Lexington Green. As you turn its last elbow and ..."
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