Battle of Bunker Hill

About how many Americans survived during the battle of bunker hill?

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June 16, 1775 "About 1,200 militiamen under the command of Colonel William Prescott set up fortifications at Bunker Hill and nearby Breed's Hill, across the harbor from Boston." The Red-Coats (British) crossed the harbor and assembled at the bottom of Breed's Hill. The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill but suffered. They lost and wounded about 1,000 soldiers. ("The American Journey" Glencoe)

The Americans' tacticts were to fire from behind fortified positions at the British troops as they charged up the slope of the hill. The Americans had created breastworks along the top of the hill during the night so they would be protected from British fire. The British tactic was simply rushing in formation up the slope of the hill to attack the Americans behind the breastworks. The British tactics were poorly thought out because the Americans, behind their fortifications drove the British back down the hill at least twice. On the final British charge the Americans had to retreat because they had run out of ammunition. Another tactic the Americans used was to try to shoot British officers before shooting the regular infantrymen in order to disrupt the command and control of the British army. The battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill, not Bunker Hill. When the Americans marched to the hill in the darknes to make the fortifications, they went to the wrong hill.

British General Gage learned that the colonists had stored supplies and ammunition at Concord, MA, some 20 miles from Boston. On 19 April 1775, he sent 700 of his troops to seize the munitions and, if possible, capture and arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Gage had received information that those two “rebels” were hiding out in Concord. Warning the Americans that the British were marching to Concord were the trio Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, of the famous “Midnight Ride.” When British Major John Pitcairn arrived at Lexington, which was on the way to Concord, he found 70 American minutemen (actually, they were almost all farmers) in battle formation at the town square. Pitcairn ordered the Americans to disperse but when they didn’t move after the second order to do so, someone fired a shot. It is not known if the shot was fired by Americans or British. The British easily cleared Lexington and marched on to Concord. He found more Americans arming the bridge into the town so Pitcairn order the British to return to Boston. All the way back to Boston, the Americans sniped at the British from behind trees and rocks, inflicting serious injury to the British troops. When the Redcoats reached Boston, 250 had been killed or wounded. Lexington and Concord are considered the first battle of the Revolution.

no only the British did

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Also the Patriots had got cannons, deployed by Col. Robert Callender's Artillery Company.

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.

the battle of bunker hill was really at breeds hill because in the middle of the night , the soldiers got confused, but when they arrived at breeds hill, they all thought they were at bunker hill.

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).

they there tryed so they gave up

25000 soldiers were killed during the battle of bunker hill us and great Britain or the hole revoltionary war

25000 soldiers were killed during the battle of bunker hill us and great Britain or the hole revoltionary war

The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breeds Hill on 17 June 1775.

The result of the Battle of Bunker Hill was a victory for the British, in that they captured their objective. However, the British casualties amounted to a third of their forces and they were unable to put an end to the Siege of Boston. Nine months later, the British realized that they were no longer able to hold Boston and evacuated their troops.

They fought for there freedom and showed England that they were a free country.

fought for there freedom and showed England there afree country. they fought for something.

No, they won the battle.

The battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed Hill. The British won this skirmish. It was the first major confrontation between the British army and the Continental army. The commanders for the continental army were stationed on Bunker hill, because it offered the best vantage point.

Bunker Hill was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston. General Putnam was in charge of the revolutionary forces. Major William Prescott was second in charge. Prescott is known as the officer who said: "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" Actually, the quote was made famous at the battle of bunker hill, the actual quote was used by the French

Benedict Arnold was a General that lead part of the army of rebels in the taking of Bunker Hill and the Fort Ticonderoga. He switched side from the colonist to the British after being indebted to the congress and being passed up for multiple promotions.

Are you sure you do not mean The Battle of Bunker Hill?

If you do mean Bunker Hill, the answer is the British.

They lost many soldiers to the Continental Army.

The Continental Army had to retreat because they ran out of ammunition.

It was here, that the famous saying, " Don't shoot 'till you see the whites of their eyes," was uttered. (it was spoken by a Continental)

In the end, the British lost a greater amount of soldiers and the colonists were better off than the British.

This showed the British, and the colonists, that Britain can be defeated.

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The hill was named for the Breed pastures South of the redoubt, which were owned by Ebenezer Breed.

A "primary source" is a description of the event written by the people who experienced it. A "secondary source" is a description written by people who read the books that the primary-source people wrote.

So, a "primary source" for the Battle of Bunker Hill would be written by the soldiers who fought the battle or who observed it first-hand. Each person saw only a PART of the battle; the part he was involved in. Even for such a small battle as Bunker Hill, no one person saw it all; some things were happening on the other side of the hill. A "primary source" can also be written by asking questions of people who were there.

The "Secondary sources" read the books that the eye-witness observers and participants wrote, sometimes decades later.

The American Revolutionaries had minimal ammunition. Since most of the Revolutionaries were irregulars and the muskets were difficult to aim, conserving ammunition was critical (since misses were high). As a result, General Putnam wanted the Americans to wait until they could see the British easily before shooting so that they would have an easier target. As the British neared the American battle lines, the first line were cut down by musket fire from the Americans.

It was for the British what is known as a pyrrhic victory - the losses inflicted were so great that it cost them more than what they gained from winning the battle.

they killed many soilders during the battle

As a battle, it wasn't all that important. But it was the first time that the colonial army faced up to the British Army. The American colonists were forced to retreat; we didn't "win" the battle. But before then, the British regular army soldiers had generally walked all over the Americans, and this time it was an actual battle. The British lost some of their cockiness and certainty, and the Americans learned that the British soldiers weren't supermen. The Americans learned that victory was possible, and the British learned that defeat was possible.

This "attitude adjustment" between the two sides was to be enormously important.

Bunker Hill, known as Breeds Hill, was a strategic point where cannons could be placed overlooking Boston. It was thought that if you controlled the Hill, you could control Boston. This was, however, more than a fight for strategic positioning. The Regulars wanted to embarrass the militia and teach them a lesson, so they attacked head-on instead of devising a sound plan.

The Regulars succeed but at a cost: they lose over 1,000 men and Dr. Joseph Warren of the militia dies on the hill becoming the Rebellion's first martyr. Although the Americans are driven from the hill, it gave them confidence that they could fight the Regulars in head-on battles.