where were the first shots of the revolution fired?

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired in Lexington, Massachusetts, on the morning of April 19, 1775. British soldiers confronted a group of colonial militia on Lexington Green, where a disputed "first shot" occurred, triggering a brief but deadly firefight. Eight colonial militiamen were killed, and a dozen wounded in that initial encounter. Following this, the British troops marched on to Concord, where further fighting ensued, especially at the Old North Bridge, which is famously referenced as the site of "the shot heard round the world." Though there is debate over which exact shot was the very first, most accounts place the first significant clash and shot in Lexington.