 Colonial militia reenactors walking on Battle Road between Hartwell Tavern and the Captain William Smith House | |
| Former name(s) | Old Concord Road Bay Road |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km)[1] |
| Location | Concord, Massachusetts Lincoln, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts |
| West end | Lexington Road and Old Bedford Road, Concord |
| East end | Wood Street, Lexington |
Battle Road, formerly known as the Old Concord Road and the Bay Road, is a historic road in Massachusetts, United States. It was formerly part of the main road connecting Lexington, Lincoln and Concord,[2] three of the main towns involved in the American Revolutionary War. It was on Battle Road that thousands of colonial militia and British regulars fought during the redcoats' retreat from Concord to Boston on the morning and afternoon of April 19, 1775.[1]
- ^ a b "The Battle Road Trail" – Minute Man National Historic Park
- ^ Towle, Linda A.; MacMahon, Darcie A. (1986). Archeological Collections Management at Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts: Virginia Road and Wayside areas. p. 20.