short on gunpowder
Because its troops were short of gunpowder.
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The could hold their own against the British
1,200 colonial troops were under the command of William Prescott
Because the colonists' scanty store of gunpowder finally gave out, and they were forced to abandon the hill.
the battle at bunker hill was caused because of the unfair taxes
because i pooped my pants
Because that was where people thought the battle happened because it was more strategic than Breed's hill where the battle really took place.The Bunker Battle was fought on the hill so they call it Bunker Hill!
The Battle of Bunker Hill began on Breed's Hill, which is adjacent to Bunker Hill, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1775. The primary fighting took place on Breed's Hill, where colonial forces constructed fortifications to resist British advances. The battle concluded with British forces taking control of the hill but suffering significant casualties, highlighting the determination of the colonial militia.
William Prescott commanded about 1,200 colonial troops during the battle of Bunker Hill which mostly took place on the adjacent Breed's Hill.
they there tryed so they gave up
itincreased them by the war leaded to the declaration wich leaded to freedom