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The '''Battle of Menotomy''' was an action on April 19, 1775 (the day of the ], the opening day of the ]), in what is now ]. Five thousand men from eastern Middlesex County and southern Essex County gathered in Menotomy to meet the retreating British troops on their way to ] from Concord.<ref name=HistoryNet/><ref name=ArlingtonHistorical/> Twenty-five rebels and 40 British troops were killed in this battle.<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/> It was here in Menotomy that the first British soldiers surrendered.<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/> The '''Battle of Menotomy''' was an action on April 19, 1775 (the day of the ], the opening day of the ]), in what is now ]. 5000 men from eastern Middlesex County and southern Essex County gathered in Menotomy to meet the retreating British troops on their way to ] from Concord.<ref name=HistoryNet/><ref name=ArlingtonHistorical/> 25 rebels and 40 British troops were killed in this battle.<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/> It was here in Menotomy that the first British soldiers surrendered.<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/>


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Early battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Menotomy
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateApril 19, 1775; 249 years ago (1775-04-19)
LocationMenotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Result

American victory

  • Militia successfully drive British back to Boston
Belligerents
 Massachusetts Bay  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
William Heath
Gideon Foster		 Hugh Percy
Strength
5,000
Casualties and losses
25 killed 40 killed
Boston campaign
1774–1776
1774
1775
1776

The Battle of Menotomy was an action on April 19, 1775 (the day of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the opening day of the American Revolutionary War), in what is now Arlington, Massachusetts. 5000 men from eastern Middlesex County and southern Essex County gathered in Menotomy to meet the retreating British troops on their way to Boston from Concord. 25 rebels and 40 British troops were killed in this battle. It was here in Menotomy that the first British soldiers surrendered.

References

  1. Thomas Fleming (March 6, 2019). "Battle of Menotomy — First Blood, 1775". HistoryNet. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ""The Battle of Menotomy"". Arlington Historical Society. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ^ ""Menotomy Minutemen Trail Guide"" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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