The Battle of Bunker Hill

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

• June 17, 1775

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Breeds Hill/Bunker Hill

• 1,000 Patriots fortified Breeds Hill, digging
  trenches and using cotton and hay bales for
  protection.
• British Generals, having seen the patriots
  occupying the hill, ordered their ships to
  bombard them with cannon fire.

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The Battle

• British troops charged up the hill.
• American General Prescott ordered, Dont shoot
  until you see the whites of their eyes.

• Running low on gun powder/ammunition the patriots
  retreated towards Bunker Hill.
• Casualties
• 1346 British
• 441 American

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Peter Salem, an African American, led the final
charge at Bunker Hill and mortally wounded a
British Commanding Officer, Major Pitcairn.
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What was the outcome

• The battle served to prove to the American people
  that the British Army was not invincible. It
  became a symbol of national pride and a rallying
  point of resistance against British rule.
• The under trained, undermanned, and under
  supplied Continental Army can stand up to the
  superior British Army/Navy.