On this day in 1775, the ‘shot heard round the world’ is fired as British redcoats and colonial Minutemen trade musket volleys on Lexington Green near Boston. It’s seen as the start of the American War of Independence. pic.twitter.com/PLYQ2ityy7
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) April 19, 2024
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