Battle of Concord and Lexington
GPTKB entity
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased colonial resistance
formation of the Continental Army |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Patriot_movement
gptkb:Minutemen |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:John_Parker
Francis Smith |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
various monuments and memorials
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| gptkbp:date |
April 19, 1775
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:Art_History
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| gptkbp:featured_in |
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:textbooks |
| gptkbp:fought_against |
British troops and American colonists
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies
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| gptkbp:historical_figures |
various eyewitness testimonies
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
sparked wider conflict in the American Revolution
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Concord and Lexington
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| gptkbp:influenced |
American military strategy
public opinion in the colonies international perceptions of the American Revolution |
| gptkbp:inspired |
subsequent battles in the Revolutionary War
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| gptkbp:involved |
military tactics of the time
the element of surprise the use of cannons the mobilization of local militias the impact on trade and economy the use of guerilla tactics the role of women in supporting the war effort the impact on civilian life the gathering of intelligence the role of Native Americans skirmishes at North Bridge the confrontation at Lexington Green the impact on British colonial policy the impact on future military engagements. the march to Concord the role of enslaved people in the conflict the role of foreign nations in the conflict the role of loyalists the role of newspapers in spreading news the use of muskets |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
historical studies
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:folklore
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| gptkbp:is_taught_in |
American history classes
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| gptkbp:known_for |
the shot heard 'round the world
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| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
the Second Continental Congress |
| gptkbp:legacy |
symbol of American independence
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Lexington,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Joseph_Warren
gptkb:Samuel_Adams gptkb:William_Dawes gptkb:John_Hancock |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:British_Army
American colonial militia |
| gptkbp:recognized_by |
historical societies
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| gptkbp:reported_by |
Paul Revere's midnight ride
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:British_retreat_to_Boston
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| gptkbp:significance |
first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
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| gptkbp:strength |
approximately 700 British troops
approximately 4,000 colonial militia |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
the beginning of armed conflict
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Henry_Clinton,_Jr.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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