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The British held Boston for eleven months after Lexington and Concord. They were closely besieged by Washington's army, and most of their supplies had to come by ship all the way from England.
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, with Benedict Arnold along, had captured the largest Fort in America a few months after Lexington and Concord - Fort Ticonderoga. The Fort was on Lake Champlain, on the New York border. In the captured fort were almost 200 cannon of various sizes. Washington sent his artillery commander, Boston bookseller Henry Knox, to fetch the cannon to Boston. Knox had the cannon dismounted and put on ox sleds, and in an epic adventure, hauled the cannon across the roadless wastes of Vermont and New Hampshire, through the snows of a New England winter to Boston. In March of 1776 when all was in readiness, one dark night the Patriots hauled the remounted cannon to the top of Dorchester Heights. The Patriots dug furiously all night to emplace the guns, filling wicker basket-like gabions with the soil to make a wall behind which were placed the guns. When daylight came the British beheld the new Patriot position, from which all of Boston could be dominated by the Patriot's cannon. This move made the British hold on Boston untenable, so they took to their ships and sailed off to Halifax, Nova Scotia. When they left Boston, there were no British troops in any of the thirteen colonies, but, they would be back.
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Did the colonist win the battle on bunker hill?
the colonists were forced to retreat so it was a defeat still the colonists were able to kill a huge number of British soldiers and only retreated because of their lack of ammunition
Is Bunker Hill the biggest hill?
no the battle of bunker hill was not even fought on bunker hill it was fought on the hill next to it but bunker hill was more famous so they called it "The Battle of Bunker Hill"
What battle was associated with the quote Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?
This was the Battle of Breeds/Bunker Hill fought in Massachusetts on June 17, 1775.
How did the battle of bunker hill change Britain and 347 view of the colonists?
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought June 17, ... the Battle of Bunker Hill did not change the strategic situation around ... British Battles: Battle of Bunker Hill;
Who was the captains in battle of Bunker Hill?
the battle of bunker hill was a place were it took place on the breeds hill not the battle of bunker hill the captaind were for british general william howe and for americans colonel william that is all the captain today for battle of bunker hill.
Why the colonist were forced to retreat in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
were running out of ammo and stuff
What was the colonist's first defeat?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
What battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
Bunker Hill.
Number of colonist in Battle of Bunker Hill?
Approximately 1,400.
What brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
Bunker Hill.
What early battle proved the colonist would not be easy to defeat?
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
Did the colonist win the battle on bunker hill?
the colonists were forced to retreat so it was a defeat still the colonists were able to kill a huge number of British soldiers and only retreated because of their lack of ammunition
Who led the colonist in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colenel William Prescott led them.
Why did the colonists retreat from the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Their stuff[ammo, food, etc.] was running short.
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important for the colonist?
The continental army learned that the British planned to occupy the unoccupyed hills(Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill) that surrounded the city Boston.
What did the British leaders advise king George to do after the battle of bunker hill?
They advised him to get tougher with the colonist.
What was the battle name that after it king promised to do whatever was necessary to crush the colonist' rebellion?
Bunker Hill
