The Battle of April 19, 1775 / in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts

The author compiles a comprehensive, town-by-town account of the opening engagements of the American Revolution, reconstructing British advances, colonial alarms, skirmishes, and retreats along the nearly twenty-mile route through nearby towns. Based on official reports, sworn statements, diaries, letters, local histories, maps, illustrations, and muster rolls, the narrative traces troop movements, key encounters such as the Lexington common clash and the fight at the North Bridge in Concord, casualty lists, distances marched, and contemporary responses. It situates actions within local geography, reconciles conflicting eyewitness testimony, and supplies maps, engravings, and appendices to support a detailed reconstruction of the day’s operations.