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Essay On The Battle Of Bunker Hill

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Introduction

Your hear thunder and lightning screaming. A cannon flies through the air and with a roaring bang, crashes down on the road before you. You are protected the walls of the earthworks you had helped build are still together. You see another cannon fly through the air towards you, but the effect is no different. The walls are sturdy, they can be torn down. The British come marching up the hill, guns are clutched in their hands. You hear the son of a gun fire, and then another gun fires, and another. Your commander shouts, “Fire”. You load your gun and press the trigger. Bang! The fight has begun.

The Battle

The British soldiers wanted to capture Bunker Hill, and by doing so, they would gain control over the entire Boston Harbor. …show more content…

It was considered the first battle great battle of the Revolutionary War. It took place in Massachusetts, on June 17, 1775. The battle first began when William Prescott and Israel Putnam ordered their soldiers to start building earthworks, shortly after sunset on June 16. When British General Thomas Gage heard of this, he sent General William Howe, along with 2,400 British soldiers over to Breedś hill! About four British ships also came along. There were only 1,600 colonists, and so they were greatly outnumbered by the …show more content…

The battle of bunker hill was the first battle that the patriots and the British were fighting against each other. Even though the British had won this war the battle it was clearer that the British were have a tough time beating the colonists. This also boost the colonists spirit. Some people even considered this a patriot victory because it showed that the colonists were not going to be defeated easily and the colonists have figured out the British strategy and know the British would need a different

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