LEXINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A large crowd gathered Monday morning to watch a Patriots’ Day reenactment of the historic Battle of Lexington.

The battle on Lexington Common is considered the start to the American Revolution in 1775.

The Lexington Minutemen have organized and sponsored a reenactment of the battle every year since 1971.

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