The Battles of Lexington and Concord, also Shot Heard Round the World, were among the most important military engagements of the American Revolutionary War and took place on 19 April 1775, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period, The Battles of Lexington and Concord, also Shot Heard Round the World, were among the most important military engagements of the American Revolutionary War and took place on 19 April 1775, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period