Bloody Angle (Lexington And Concord)
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Bloody Angle (Lexington And Concord)
The Bloody Angle (also known as the Elm Brook Hill Battle) refers to a section of the Battle Road, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on which two battles were fought on April 19, 1775, during the battles of Lexington and Concord, in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The road runs east–west, but turns north for about and then east again, as per the direction of travel during the British Army, British regulars' retreat from nearby Concord, Massachusetts, Concord to Boston."The Battle Road Trail"
– Minute Man National Historic Park


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The route deemed to be the Battle Road falls completely within today's Minute Man National Historic Park. The following points of interest are located along the road (from west to east, to align with the timeline of events o ...
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war. However, Washington and the Continental Army's decisive victory in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led King George III and the Kingdom of Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war in the Treaty of Paris (1783), Treaty of Paris two years later, in 1783, in which the British monarchy acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, leading to the establishment of the United States as an independent and ...
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