Historical reenactment in Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts
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The towns of Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts, are the site of Minute Man National Historical Park, a park governed by the National Park Service.[1] The most highly attended event in the park is the annual reenactment of the first shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord,[2] performed by the Lexington Minute Men Company and His Majesty's Tenth Regiment of Foot.[3]
On April 19, 1775, the Revolutionary War's first battle was fought on the Lexington Battle Green. Later, as public interest grew due to the bicentennial celebration of the American Revolutionary War, volunteers began to reenact that battle every Patriots' Day. The Lexington Minutemen, the militia group that fought in the original battle,[4] took the roles of the Minutemen. However, it was not until 1971 that the American Contingent of the Tenth Regiment of Foot was founded to play the roles of the British military forces.[5]
