Bunker Hill essay
Lilly Davies
History 10
11/3/14
Battle of Bunker Hill On our field-trip, we passed through many famous historical places, including Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill is significant due to the battle that occurred there on June 17 1775. It was one of the first battles to be in the Revolutionary War. Bunker Hill’s battle brought up many new leaders, such as Colonel William Prescott, and stirred up the legacy of The Battle of Bunker Hill. Colonel William, after hearing that the British were planning to attack, set up a front. They had limited supplies and gunpowder. William Prescott told his men not to shoot until his men could see the whites of their eyes. This was a very dangerous thing to do because the British would have to be very close to them, causing many fatalities. William Prescott knew that this was a very risky thing to do, but he still knew that it was in their best interest to save gunpowder. This was extremely smart of Prescott. It sent the British in a retreat, but not after a long time the British reassembled their front and attacked again. Prescott’s men were low on gunpowder so when the British came for a third time, Prescott’s men were put into hand in hand combat. They were so outnumbered that they had to retreat, but they still managed to break down the British front line. More than 100 Americans were killed and about 1,000 enemy troops had been cut down. The British are said to have won the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell under British control. Even though the inexperienced Americans lost, the battle built up the front, convincing the Americans that patriotic dedication could override the more skillful British. The Battle was the first action for the Continental Army and further more showed how much work needed to be done in the molding of an affective army. Also, the costly victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war against the American colonies would be very hard to
History 10
11/3/14
Battle of Bunker Hill On our field-trip, we passed through many famous historical places, including Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill is significant due to the battle that occurred there on June 17 1775. It was one of the first battles to be in the Revolutionary War. Bunker Hill’s battle brought up many new leaders, such as Colonel William Prescott, and stirred up the legacy of The Battle of Bunker Hill. Colonel William, after hearing that the British were planning to attack, set up a front. They had limited supplies and gunpowder. William Prescott told his men not to shoot until his men could see the whites of their eyes. This was a very dangerous thing to do because the British would have to be very close to them, causing many fatalities. William Prescott knew that this was a very risky thing to do, but he still knew that it was in their best interest to save gunpowder. This was extremely smart of Prescott. It sent the British in a retreat, but not after a long time the British reassembled their front and attacked again. Prescott’s men were low on gunpowder so when the British came for a third time, Prescott’s men were put into hand in hand combat. They were so outnumbered that they had to retreat, but they still managed to break down the British front line. More than 100 Americans were killed and about 1,000 enemy troops had been cut down. The British are said to have won the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell under British control. Even though the inexperienced Americans lost, the battle built up the front, convincing the Americans that patriotic dedication could override the more skillful British. The Battle was the first action for the Continental Army and further more showed how much work needed to be done in the molding of an affective army. Also, the costly victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war against the American colonies would be very hard to