April 19th March to the North Bridge

March to Concord 2008
Sudbury militia assemble in Sudbury before march to Concord (2008)
March to Concord 2008
Sudbury militia fire salute from the North Bridge (2008)
2010 March to Concord
Inspection of Sudbury militia firing from the North Bridge (2010)
2011 March to Concord
Musket salute at Revolutionary War cemetery at start of the march to Concord (2011)
2011 March to Concord
Sudbury militia start the march to Concord (2011)
March to Concord 2011
Sudbury militia fire muskets at Revolutionary War cemetery at start of march to Concord (2011)
March to Concord 2012
Sudbury militia on march to Concord (2012)
March to Concord 2012
Sudbury militia preparing to fire final salutes before entering Concord as they march to Concord (2012)
March to Concord 2012
Sudbury militia fire muskets from the North Bridge (2012)
March to Concord 2013
Sudbury militia on the North Bridge (2013)
March to Concord 2013
Changing the flag at the Wayside Inn (2013)
Match to Concord 2014
Sudbury militia and fyfers and drummers pause at Colonel Barrett's house on way to North Bridge (2014)
Match to Concord 2015
Sudbury militia fire final salutes before entering Concord as they march to Concord (2015)
March to Concord 2016
Sudbury militia fire muskets in Wayland at start of march through Wayland (2016)
Match to Concord 2016
Sudbury militia fire musket salute as the flag at the Wayside Inn is changed (2016)

The Regulars are coming! Annually on April 19, the Sudbury Companies of Militia & Minute march from Sudbury to Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts. This event reenacts and commemorates the mission of our forefathers who did the same on April 19, 1775.

April 19, 1775, is one of the most significant dates in the formation of the United States of America. British Regulars had marched out of Boston to seize stores held in the countryside. While dispersing armed provincials on Lexington Green, the British commander heard someone firing a gun - prompting the phrase, "The shot that was heard around the world." The British Regulars fired on the provincials, killing several. Provincials and British Regulars would fight for the remainder of the day, known as the start of The American Revolution.

The commemorative march encompasses at least two phases. First, the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute march through Wayland, once Sudbury, and then from Sudbury to the Old North Bridge, Concord.

April 19, 2010
April 19, 2011
April 19, 2012
April 19, 2013
April 19, 2014
April 19, 2016
April 19, 2021

The Sudbury Companies welcome participants and onlookers on this most hallowed day, Patriots´ Day. Please contact us if interested. Review our history for Sudbury Companies' role on April 19, 1775.