Having no food, limited supplies, and scarce ammunition, American troops held Breeds Hill, one of the hills that surrounded the city of Boston as long as they could to prevent British forces from occupying the hills. Being the first official battle for the Continental Army, the Battle of Bunker hill gave the Rebels hope that they take a chance against the strongest army in the world; Britain. Building trenches and redoubts overnight, the yankees waited for the British arrival and ambush. Three waves of British attack caused the American troops to lack ammo. By the third wave, the British troops took the hill and caused the Rebels to retreat to cambridge. This was a motivational battle to the Americans because they inflicted many casualties to the British, proving to them that the war will be long.
Preparation
The night of June 16, 1775, American Rebels worked overnight for twelve hours building trenches and redoubts and trenches atop Breed’s Hill, knowing that the British were sending troops to the hills overlooking the city of Boston. Apart from the trenches and redoubts at the hill, Rebels fortified wall around the peninsula to prevent ambush from other sides. Now fortified on 6-foot high redoubts the Continental Army awaited British to attack. On the british side, around 2,200 troops in the command of …show more content…
The British had experienced around 230 deaths and 830 wounded troops. On the side of the Yankees, they focused fire on captains and officer in the British side and succeeded with that task. But for the americans, they had have inflicted upon them 150 Patriot deaths. In addition, a total of 270 were wounded. When the 3rd wave of British attack ensued, they managed to enter the fortifications and killed an estimated 30 troops were killed and/or captured. A monument was erected in Charlestown, Massachusetts in dedication to those lives who were lost.
Preparation
The night of June 16, 1775, American Rebels worked overnight for twelve hours building trenches and redoubts and trenches atop Breed’s Hill, knowing that the British were sending troops to the hills overlooking the city of Boston. Apart from the trenches and redoubts at the hill, Rebels fortified wall around the peninsula to prevent ambush from other sides. Now fortified on 6-foot high redoubts the Continental Army awaited British to attack. On the british side, around 2,200 troops in the command of …show more content…
The British had experienced around 230 deaths and 830 wounded troops. On the side of the Yankees, they focused fire on captains and officer in the British side and succeeded with that task. But for the americans, they had have inflicted upon them 150 Patriot deaths. In addition, a total of 270 were wounded. When the 3rd wave of British attack ensued, they managed to enter the fortifications and killed an estimated 30 troops were killed and/or captured. A monument was erected in Charlestown, Massachusetts in dedication to those lives who were lost.