Why Did Boston Win The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775 and lasted until September 3, 1783. During this war there were smaller battles fought throughout the colonies between the Colonial and British forces for the 13 Colonies’ liberation from Great Britain. These battles helped to steer the course of the war and eventually end the war in our favor. One of these pivotal battles was the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston, MA on June 17, 1775, only a few short months after the start of this brutal Revolution. Though the Colonist’s didn’t win this particular battle it still helped to change the overall outcome of the war. The 13 colonies were founded by Great Britain
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In talking comparing the landscape alone, Boston itself was practically an island with only one way out of the town by land, all other means of getting to and from the surrounding towns was by boat. The topography of Boston was also covered in hills and rocky coastlines. These hills made it easier and at times harder to defend Boston from its attackers. Just as the Colonists were soon to realize for themselves. On the night of June 16, 1775, Colonel William Prescott, who lead the colonist troops, received an order to fortify Bunker Hill and defend it until further notice, but he ordered his militiamen to fortify Breed’s Hill instead which was about 700 yards from Bunker Hill but it was closer to Boston. They worked through the night making sure that they secured their position especially since they were outnumbered and low on ammunition and gun powder. On the morning of June 17, 1775, the first shots were fired from the British war ships in Boston Harbor and the initial ground assault then began, led by Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot. The British attacked from Bunker Hill but the majority of the fighting was done on Breed’s Hill. The British assaulted the hill three times in total. In the first two advances they were pushed back by the Americans and both times they retreated, but on the third attack the British received reinforcements which allowed them to subdue their rivals on the third assault. After the final attack on Breed’s Hill the Colonists’ retreated and the British gained control over Charlestown
In talking comparing the landscape alone, Boston itself was practically an island with only one way out of the town by land, all other means of getting to and from the surrounding towns was by boat. The topography of Boston was also covered in hills and rocky coastlines. These hills made it easier and at times harder to defend Boston from its attackers. Just as the Colonists were soon to realize for themselves. On the night of June 16, 1775, Colonel William Prescott, who lead the colonist troops, received an order to fortify Bunker Hill and defend it until further notice, but he ordered his militiamen to fortify Breed’s Hill instead which was about 700 yards from Bunker Hill but it was closer to Boston. They worked through the night making sure that they secured their position especially since they were outnumbered and low on ammunition and gun powder. On the morning of June 17, 1775, the first shots were fired from the British war ships in Boston Harbor and the initial ground assault then began, led by Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot. The British attacked from Bunker Hill but the majority of the fighting was done on Breed’s Hill. The British assaulted the hill three times in total. In the first two advances they were pushed back by the Americans and both times they retreated, but on the third attack the British received reinforcements which allowed them to subdue their rivals on the third assault. After the final attack on Breed’s Hill the Colonists’ retreated and the British gained control over Charlestown