Menotomy Militia Muster on the Alarm

When word reached Menotomy that the regulars were marching, local militia gathered under Captain Benjamin Locke. Many took positions along the expected return route rather than marching to Concord. They were joined by companies from distant towns who had arrived too late for the morning's fighting. This convergence meant the British would face their heaviest opposition not at Lexington or Concord but here, on the road through Menotomy.