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The battle of lexington and concord. The **British killed many Minutemen and wounded many more in this Battle at Lexington. The rest of the Minutemen scattered into the woods.**At sunrise on April 19, 1775, the British troops entered Lexington. Seventy seven Lexington militiamen came out from Buckman Tavern and stood in ranks on the village common. The militia were significantly outnumbered. The British troops were ordered to hold fire. A British officer rode forward waving his sword. He called for the militia to disperse, and ordered them to lay down their arms. Someone from behind a hedge fired a shot. The British soldiers started firing, and then charged forward with bayonets. Eight militiamen were killed and ten wounded. The rest wisely ran for their lives. Only one British soldier was wounded.