It was here, on the morning of April 19, 1775…..
that “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain,”
as George Washington wrote in his diary. In this first skirmish,
77 Lexington militia, often called Minutemen (local colonists who had volunteered to be first responders to military and other threats) faced British Regulars.
Eight Minutemen lost their lives and 10 were wounded…..11