At this site, the road made a bend at Meriam’s Corner and then narrowed where it crossed a stream, which forced the light infantry from the flanks and into a column. Free of the light infantry for the moment, about 200 militia and minutemen pressed closer to the column. A grenadier company about-faced and fired a volley. At this, the provincials opened fire.
"On Capt. Parsons joining us [we] begun our march toward Boston again from Concord. The Light Infantry marched over a hill above the town, the Grenadiers through the town, immediately as we descended the hill into the Road the Rebels begun a brisk fire but at so great a distance it was without effect, but as they kept marching nearer when the Grenadiers found them within shot they returned their fire. Just about that time I received a shot through my right elbow joint which effectually disabled that arm. It then became a general firing upon us from all quarters, from behind hedges and walls"
Ens. Jeremy Lister, 10th Regiment of Foot