Battles of Lexington and Concord

first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775)
Event battle Q778010
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Battles of Lexington and Concord

Summary

Battles of Lexington and Concord is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,409 views/month, #35 of 7,470).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord is in the country of Thirteen Colonies[3].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord took place at Middlesex County[5].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord is part of American Revolutionary War[6].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's Commons category is recorded as Battles of Lexington and Concord[7].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord occurred on April 19, 1775[8].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.44944444444444, 'lon': -71.23083333333334}[9].
  • Among those involved in Battles of Lexington and Concord was Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • A participant in Battles of Lexington and Concord was Thirteen Colonies[11].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[14].

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When and Where

Battles of Lexington and Concord occurred on April 19, 1775[8]. It took place at Middlesex County[5]. It is in the country of Thirteen Colonies[3].

Context

Battles of Lexington and Concord is part of American Revolutionary War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Great Britain[10] and Thirteen Colonies[11].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Battles of Lexington and Concord include USS Lexington[15], an aircraft carrier[16], in United States[17]; Lexington[18], an independent city in the United States[19], in United States[20], founded in 1777[21]; Lexington Avenue[22], a thoroughfare[23], in United States[24], founded in 1836[25]; and Lexington County[26], a county of South Carolina[27], in United States[28], founded in 1804[29].

Why It Matters

Battles of Lexington and Concord ranks in the top 0.47% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,409 views/month, #35 of 7,470).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include USS Lexington[15], an aircraft carrier[16], in United States[17]; Lexington[18], an independent city in the United States[19], in United States[20], founded in 1777[21]; Lexington Avenue[22], a thoroughfare[23], in United States[24], founded in 1836[25]; and Lexington County[26], a county of South Carolina[27], in United States[28], founded in 1804[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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  3. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country Thirteen Colonies
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33819|batch #33819]]: Battles of Lexington and Concord"
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