Battle+of+Bunker+(Breed's+Hill)

=__ Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill __=



On June 17th, 1775, 1,500 British soldiers made landfall on Charlestown Heights in an attempt to weaken the rebel forces. The battle would turn out to be a [|Pyrrhic victory] in which the British suffered more loses than than Americans with 800 wounded and 226 dead. Four days before the attack leaders of the colonial forces learned that the British were sending troops out to take control of the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. The night before 1,200 troops under the command of[| General Prescott] occupied Breed's hill and worked all night to construct a fort. The next morning under the command of [|General Howe] the British began the attack on Bunker Hill. The British responded by burning Charles Town. Finally, After three British assault waves the rebel forces retreated. = __Generals at Bunker Hill__ = = General Howe =

 General William Howe was the commanding force behind the British troops at the [|Battle of Bunker Hill]. Howe arrived in Boston on May 25th, 1775. En route to Boston he learned that the war had broken out because of the [|Battle of Lexington and Concord]. He and 4,000 troops were sent to Boston as reinforcements for the 5,000 troops under the command of [|Thomas Gage] after they were besieged after the siege of Boston. On the afternoon of June 17th, 1775 led the right wing of the attack. His first two assaults were repelled by the colonial defenders. His third assault finally overthrew the colonial defenders from their position. However, with the number of British casualties at the end of the battle exceeding 1,000 many criticized his tactics of overwhelming confidence.The British suffered more casualties at the Battle of Bunker Hill than any other in the war. As a rsult of this Howe in later engagements would lack self confidence and became more dependent of others in later campaigns. About a year later he became involved with the [|New York campaign]and then the [|Philadelphia campaign.] Howe would see action until 1803 when he resigned due to poor health. He would live for 9 more years as the governor of Plymouth until he passed away after a long illness. = Colonel Prescott  =

[|William Prescott](February 20,1726- October 13, 1795) was an American Colonel who led the American rebel forces at [|Bunker Hill]. In 1774 when towns in Massachusetts began setting up militia companies, Prescott was appointed as colonel of the [|Pepperall] company. When the American commanding forces were alerted to British plans to capture Charlestown, Prescott was chosen to lead a force of 1,200 men and defend the hill. After fortifying a [|redoubt]all night long, his men now had to fight a force nearly twice their size with limited ammunition. Despite the odds, Prescott and his men had the advantage of higher ground and the fort. In the heat of battle Prescott said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" They successfully fought off two assaults from the British. However, by the third assault ammunition was running out, so he ordered a retreat. Later in the war he would play a role in the [|Saratoga Campaign.]

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