1. Town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought and the first shots fired
    
2. The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
   - Battles of Lexington and Concord, Concord, Lexington and Concord
    
3. A city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses

Type of: city, metropolis, pitched battle, town, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, Bay State, Bluegrass State, Ken., Kentucky, KY, MA, Mass., Massachusetts, Old Colony, War of American Independence

Encyclopedia: Lexington, New York