Washington (CNN) The New England towns of Concord, Massachusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire, may only be about an hour away from each other by car, but their respective roles in American military history are miles apart.

President Donald Trump , speaking to supporters at a rally in New Hampshire on Monday, appeared to mix up the Granite State's capital of Concord with the Massachusetts town by the same name where a key battle in the American Revolution took place.

After describing how his administration has bolstered defense spending to "rebuild the United States military," Trump said: "We are funding for New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Army, National Guard, readiness centers, just a few miles from here in Pembroke and in Concord. Concord, I love Concord!"

"You know how the famous Concord is? Concord -- that's the same Concord that we read about all the time right? Concord," Trump told the crowd a day before the state's primary elections.

The Trump campaign did not respond to a CNN request for comment on what Trump meant.

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