Place

Concord, Massachusetts

Massachusetts town targeted by a British expedition in April 1775 and associated with the outbreak of open war in the colonies.

Summary

Concord was the objective of the British march that triggered the first major armed clashes of the war in April 1775.

It matters because the attempt to seize colonial military stores there contributed directly to the outbreak of open conflict.

Useful for linking imperial enforcement, militia response, and the opening geography of the war.