What was the name of the British general who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 1

There were a lot of British generals around that day. The overall British commander in North America (including Canada) was Thomas Gage, who was in Boston at the time. Boston town was just across the Back Bay from Charles Town, behind which and within sight of Boston rose Breed's and Bunker Hills. Gage had been in America for years, and was married to an American woman, who may have been a spy for the Patriots. Someone very close to Gage was, at any rate, and speculation on the identity of this person had always centered around her. Gage had come to North America in 1755 as part of Braddock's Expedition, which marched to Braddock's Defeat (The Battle of the Monongahela) a few miles from Fort Duquesne (today Pittsburg). During Braddock's Defeat Colonel George Washington of the Virginia Militia got four balls through his clothes, though he was not scratched, and Daniel Boone and Daniel Morgan were along as teamsters. As a boy Gage had gone to a school where his classmates included John Burgoyne ("Gentleman Johnny") and Richard Howe (later Admiral "Black Dick" Howe). On May 25, 1775 as the British were besieged in Boston, HMS Cerberus arrived bearing three generals, as well as other reinforcements. These included "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne, who would return to England after the Battle, then back to Canada in 1777 to lead the expedition which ended in capture and disaster at Saratoga; Sir William Howe, brother of "Black Dick" (they were illegitimate cousins of the King) who would command in North America from late 1775 through 1778, while his brother commanded the Royal Navy in North American waters; and Henry Clinton, who would be the last British commander in America, from 1778 to the end. General William Howe was selected by Gage to lead the force across the Back Bay and dislodge the saucy rebels from the works they had built on the heights. He had for subordinates Brigadier General Robert Pigot, and Major Pitcairn of the Royal Marines (who had been along for every step of the expedition to Lexington and Concord on April 19, but would be killed this day in the third and final, successful assault).

Answer 2

Battle of Bunker Hill: June 17, 1775. On June 17, some 2,200 British forces under the command of Major General William Howe (1729-1814) and Brigadier General Robert Pigot (1720-96) landed on the Charlestown Peninsula then marched to Breed's Hill.

Answer 3

General Gage

Answer 4

General Howe