The battle of Charlestown is commonly called the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Americans had 1600 men on the heights overlooking Boston, but they had little ammunition and powder. They faced overwhelming odds with the British, but if they had had enough ammunition and powder they could have won. The British troops had to go up hill to reach the Americans and this gave the Americans an advantage, but the lack of supplies cost them. American forces lost 441 men. Watch the history channel mini series SONS OF LIBERTY. The 3 rd show has the battle of Bunker Hill and it gives us the feelings of "being " there. The entire series is fairly accurate in it's history.
The British
Bunker Hill is remembered for a battle during the American Revolutionary called the Battle of Bunker Hill. It took place in Charlestown, Massachusetts on June 17, 1775. It was a win for the British, but it came at great cost.
The British did not win.
I believe that British captured Charlestown. British defeated Gates at Camden, Americans won at King Mountains.
It was the first effort by the British to capture Charlestown, it proved unsuccessful.
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they had to win this battle to scare the british a little.
The Americans
The battle of bunker hill took place in 1775, on the northside of the Boston harbor on the Charlestown Penisula. It was fought between the British troops of the Boston garrison and the American Continental Army.
This battle was actually called the Battle of Brandywine, and it was a British win.
1780
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