Causes Of The Battle Of Bunker Hill
ShaLeah Borgman
8th Grade English
Mrs. King
November 24, 2015
The Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many causes, events, leaders and effects. This battle is the most important victory in the United States for independence. This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston, it added high encouragement to the revolutionary belief. The Battle of Bunker Hill made both sides notice that this was not going to be decided by one firm fast battle.
When the British planned to engage Dorchester Heights on Boston Peninsula, the colonists became alarmed of the British troops off of the coast. The colonists decided that something had to be taken care of to stop the British from …show more content…
As soon as the British woke up they opened fire on the Americans base. At almost 3 o'clock PM Thomas Gage told the soldiers to try to take control of the hill. The americans fronted before the British and got themselves into a oblong square. After the Americans were formed they advanced towards the British, but they came to see that there were tons of British soldiers. The British thought that they would just march up the hill and scare the colonists away, but no, that did not happen. The British forces were driven back twice but on the third and final time the British were able to break through the colonists line. The colonists ran out of ammunition and supplies. The colonists went to Peninsula because it was their only escape route. This battle lasted for approximately 3 hours was one of the deadliest of the Revolutionary War. Although the British basically won the battle because they took over the hill, they suffered too many losses. The British suffered more than one thousand losses out of 2,300 or so that fought. The colonists only suffered 400 to 600 losses from estimated 2,500 to 4,000 men. Besides having less deaths than the British, the colonists that they won in other ways
8th Grade English
Mrs. King
November 24, 2015
The Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many causes, events, leaders and effects. This battle is the most important victory in the United States for independence. This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston, it added high encouragement to the revolutionary belief. The Battle of Bunker Hill made both sides notice that this was not going to be decided by one firm fast battle.
When the British planned to engage Dorchester Heights on Boston Peninsula, the colonists became alarmed of the British troops off of the coast. The colonists decided that something had to be taken care of to stop the British from …show more content…
As soon as the British woke up they opened fire on the Americans base. At almost 3 o'clock PM Thomas Gage told the soldiers to try to take control of the hill. The americans fronted before the British and got themselves into a oblong square. After the Americans were formed they advanced towards the British, but they came to see that there were tons of British soldiers. The British thought that they would just march up the hill and scare the colonists away, but no, that did not happen. The British forces were driven back twice but on the third and final time the British were able to break through the colonists line. The colonists ran out of ammunition and supplies. The colonists went to Peninsula because it was their only escape route. This battle lasted for approximately 3 hours was one of the deadliest of the Revolutionary War. Although the British basically won the battle because they took over the hill, they suffered too many losses. The British suffered more than one thousand losses out of 2,300 or so that fought. The colonists only suffered 400 to 600 losses from estimated 2,500 to 4,000 men. Besides having less deaths than the British, the colonists that they won in other ways