Bloody Angle - Massachusetts Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Just 1 3/4 miles from Meriam's Corner, with another 14 1/4 miles between them and Boston, the British came upon this bend in the road. It was approximately 1 PM. As the plaque describes:

"Some of the most intense fighting on April 19, 1775 occurred in this area, which later became known as 'Bloody Angle.' Unlike most of the 18th-century Battle Road landscape, which was open farmland, this site had woods and bends in the road which allowed the Colonists to set up an ambush.
"'Upon our ascending the height to the road,' said British Lt. Sutherland, '[the Woburn Militia] gave us a very heavy fire, but some shot from the left hand drew my attention that way when I saw a much larger body drawn up to my left...'
"These were the men who had crossed the farm fields from Meriam's Corner. The British troops were caught in a crossfire from both sides of the road."

The British would lose eight men at this spot.

Agency Responsible for Placement: National Park Service County: Middlesex City/Town Name: Lincoln Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed Year Placed: Not listed Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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