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Battle of Menotomy
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date April 19, 1775; 249 years ago (1775-04-19) Location Menotomy, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Result American victory
Belligerents
Massachusetts Bay	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
William Heath Gideon Foster	Hugh Percy
Strength
5,100
Casualties and losses
25 killed	40 killed

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. 5,100 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 were captured.

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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