Who fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War?

Pitcairn's horse grazed in two places. This skirmish was the start of what would be a very bloody, day-long battle, and it marked the start of the Revolutionary War. But the details of the skirmish have always been unclear. Who fired the first shot? read more

First, the British accounts of the battle. Those confirmed to be on the scene to witness the first shots say the Americans fired first (referring to the hedge wall or behind Buckman Tavern). Lt. William Sutherland was in the thick of the skirmish there at Lexington as he was a lead scout in the vanguard of the British column. read more

Although eyewitnesses disagree on how it happened and who fired first, the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired at the Battle of Lexington,. read more

The “First Shot” Of The Revolution The first shot of the Revolutionary War Joseph Bucklin fired a musket and severely wounded British Royal Navy captain, in the first American intentional and planned attack on English military forces. read more