THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
Bunker Hill is part of the Charleston peninsula, located between the Mystic and Charles Rivers. This area is known as Dorchester Heights in the southern part of Boston. From there you could see Boston and the Harbor.
Colonist knew that the British were gathering just off the coast decided they must prevent this buildup. So on the evening of June 16, 1775 Colonel William Prescott led more than twelve hundred soldiers from Cambridge to fortify the area around Bunker’s Hill. He ordered his troops to take position by digging into a 160 by 30 foot trench on nearby Breed’s Hill. British General Thomas Gage was so mad he ordered his army of 460 redcoats to capture the hill. Because General Gage had to wait for
Bunker Hill is part of the Charleston peninsula, located between the Mystic and Charles Rivers. This area is known as Dorchester Heights in the southern part of Boston. From there you could see Boston and the Harbor.
Colonist knew that the British were gathering just off the coast decided they must prevent this buildup. So on the evening of June 16, 1775 Colonel William Prescott led more than twelve hundred soldiers from Cambridge to fortify the area around Bunker’s Hill. He ordered his troops to take position by digging into a 160 by 30 foot trench on nearby Breed’s Hill. British General Thomas Gage was so mad he ordered his army of 460 redcoats to capture the hill. Because General Gage had to wait for