page_title: 1775
hierarchical_section_title: 1775
caption_attribution_description: English: A stylized engraving that inaccurately depicts the Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775.
context_page_description: 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1775th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 775th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1775, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1775th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 775th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th  year of the 18th century, and the  6th   year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1775, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
caption: April 19: Battles of Lexington and Concord
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