Battle of Menotomy

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The Battle of Menotomy was a fierce and bloody skirmish fought on April 19, 1775, in present-day Arlington, Massachusetts, as British troops retreated from Concord at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Arlington
Menotomy skirmish
approximateCasualties dozens killed and wounded on both sides
chronologicalContext opening day of the American Revolutionary War
combatant British Army
surface form: British Army regulars

Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
surface form: Massachusetts militia

Minutemen
commander Hugh Percy
commanderSide Hugh Percy
surface form: Hugh Percy – British
conflictBetween Great Britain
Massachusetts provincial forces
surface form: Patriot militia of Massachusetts
country United States of America
surface form: United States (present-day)
date 1775-04-19
followedBy Siege of Boston
follows Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Battle of Concord

Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Battle of Lexington
hasCategory Battles involving Great Britain
Battles involving the United States
Conflicts in 1775
History of Arlington, Massachusetts
historicalCountry Great Britain
Thirteen Colonies
involvedTactic ambush by colonial militia
sniping from houses and stone walls
legacy commemorated in Arlington, Massachusetts
considered one of the bloodiest engagements of April 19, 1775
locatedIn Menotomy
Province of Massachusetts Bay
present-day Arlington, Massachusetts
natureOfEngagement running street fighting
skirmish
notableFor fierce resistance by colonial militia
high casualty rate
house-to-house fighting
partOf American Revolutionary War
Battles of Lexington and Concord
partOfCampaign Boston campaign
phaseOf British retreat from Concord
precededBy British march from Boston to Concord
relatedPlace Concord, Massachusetts
Jason Russell House
Lexington, Massachusetts
result heavy British casualties during retreat
tactical American (Patriot) success

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Patriots’ Day hasCause Battle of Menotomy
Menotomy siteOf Battle of Menotomy