Battle of Lexington (Math)

While in Lexington Common, we learned about the battle that occurred there about 234 years ago. Apparently, there were 700 British soldiers, or "regulars," against only 77 Minute Men. That meant that the US militia was down 623 men with a about 9 regulars to 1 Minute Man. The Minute Men lost 5 men and had only 72 men left with 8 of those men injured. That meant that they lost 6.5% of their forces. The regulars lost 11 men in this battle, but at the end they still had 98.4% of their men. Overall, the battle definitely was worse for the colonials.