Bunker Hill Research Paper

On June 16, 1775, a day before the actual battle was fought, the Colonial Army decided to move from Bunker Hill to Breed’s Hill. This is where most of the battle was fought; it was never correctly changed since the fight. The reason for the switch is simple, and makes sense for the small, independent and poor militia. The men “built earthen fortifications on top of Breed’s Hill, overlooking

Did you know that a bake sale raised money to build the Bunker Hill Monument, or that the battle of Bunker hill mostly took place on Breed’s Hill, but it was confused with Bunker Hill. The American Revolutionary war had many Battles one of the battles was the battle of Bunker/Breeds Hill. It was a battle like no other, there are many things one must know about the Battle. The different sides are one of the most important things about the battles and how they struggled through times, like when the british woke up to see a 6 foot wall, and how the Americans felt about their hard work. The Geography is super important, because the battle was on a hill and made the british walk up the very high hill so the Americans had an advantage. There were many important parts of the battle to, like when the American forces found out that the British wanted to take over hills, in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Taking place in 1775, at the start of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a needed victory early in the war to get the soldiers to believe in themselves. Many soldiers in the beginning of the war did not believe that the lowly colonists could defeat and declare independence from a superpower; Britain. Although outnumbered and with little confidence, the continental army stood their ground at the Battle of Bunker Hill and proved that they could win the war.

     There have been many battles lately. The battle at Lexigon and Concord is one of first significance. British General Gage was ordered to arrest the leaders of resistance. Through reconnaissance General Gage was informed the city of Concord was storing arms and ammunition in a barn in preparations of a revolt. General Gage

Major General Nathanael Greene and Major General John Sullivan were two men serving under General Washington. They were both marching with Washington on December 26, 1776. Washington's plan of attack was to split his army into two groups in order to surround the Hessians. He and Major General Nathanael Greene would enter from the north, while Major General John Sullivan would enter Trenton from the south. Greene and Sullivan followed the plan, and the Hessians were completely taken by surprise. Both Generals moved into a position to surround the Hessians. Many soldiers started to abandon their artillery, so the Americans captured the abandoned artillery and used it to their advantage.

The importance of this raid lay in the fact that they captured much-needed cannons and gunpowder.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord are the initial battles of the revolutionary war. In the Revolutionary war Britain descovers that the terrnosity of the Americans will not so easily be silenced. Hundreds of British troops, exstimated to be around 700, marched from Boston to Lexington on the evening of April 18, 1775, with secret orders to capture any weapons availble to the American militia. Thanks to the efforts of Paul Revere and William Dawes, who rode from Boston to Lexington in the middle of the night. Colonial leaders John Handcock and Samuel Adams were warned of the intentions of the oncoming redcoats. The British red coats clashed witlh American militia at Lexington on April 19, 1775.

People may believe that the Bunker Hill Monument is a simple representation of an American pastime that occurred during the Revolutionary War, but there is much more to it than some may believe. The actions that took place on June 17, 1775 became a very crucial, and telling role to how the success of the American forces would come during the Revolutionary War. Information discovered of the British Army planning to take area surrounding Boston on gave way to an intricate plan by the colonial forces to secure the top of Breed’s Hill overnight. Poorly equipped, but with their heads held high, the colonial troops took over the top of Breed’s Hill to take a vantage point against the British. William Prescott leading the fortification of the hill, guided the colonial troops to prepare for their confrontation with William Howe and the British Army. The heart and pride of the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill was a sign 

Thomas Gage—the honest,honorable British commander.The most powerful official in the colonies,Gage found himself cast as villain by the colonists and scapegoat by George III for his efforts to cope with an

The British did indeed fire first but fell back when more and more militiamen showed up. By the time British soldiers were prepared to return back to Boston, almost 2000 militiamen arrived and more were arriving. Fighting had started yet again with militiamen hiding behind bushes in trees. British soldiers pulled back to Lexington where they had came into contact with more reinforcements of Redcoats. This didn’t stop the Patriots from continuing to resume attacks. The British tried and tried with Redcoats flanking and canon fire. The Patriots had a chance to finish the Redcoats off but were commanded not to. The British Redcoats retreated to Charlestown Neck. The Americans had won the battle, neither Samuel Adams or John Hancock had been taken and they only destroyed very little military supplies! By the end of the day Britain lost 293 soldier and the colonials 93. The colonial Patriots proved they were more than a group of unorganized colonial rebels.

Bunker Hill, while not officially a ‘win” for the patriots, served two purposes. With British casualties outnumbering Colonial loses nearly 3 to 1 (1,054 British to about 400 Colonial), and Congress’ call for all able bodied men to join the militia, the war was in full swing; but it was not the warfare that the British had expected (Shi).

On the night of April 18, 1775 hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord, the British marched to Concord because they want to the colonists weapons. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militia men began attacking the Redcoat column. After that the British marched back to Boston and colonists were hiding in the woods and started shooting at the Redcoats all the way back to

The Battle of Bunker Hill gave the American the confidence they needed for this war. This battle showed them that, while it was still going to be very difficult, they could win this war. The Battle of bunker Hill showed everyone in Colonial America that regular farmers were able to hold their own against the renowned British Redcoats. The Continental Army may have lost the battle but they gave the British Army a large amount of losses. Without this confidence i am sure there would have been a lot less people volunteering for their local militia. Which could have been fatal to the Continental Army.

The American forces figured out that the British had a plan. That the British had a plan that they're going to take the hills around Boston ;to gain a tactical advantage. Then the Americans secretly move to the Bunker hill and breed's hill. Then the Americans forces charged back but. The British won in the end but the Patriots were more confident at the end even though they lost.

The Revolutionary war took place between 1775-1783, in which, brought independence to America. This war was between Great Britain, the thirteen colonies and the colonial government. They’re more than 10 battles in the American Revolution, such as the Battles of Lexington and Concord, The Battles of Saratoga, The Battle of Bunker Hill and The Battle of Trenton, plus more. During the war, approximately 8,000-12,000 people died while prisoners. An additional 17,000 deaths were results of Smallpox, a disease. The estimated total would be around 24,000 men that died. A few important generals involved in the war are Horatio Gates, Marquis de Lafayette, John Sullivan and William Alexander. Most of these generals listed, were either leaders of the Battles or fought in one or more of the many battles during the war. The lives lost, affected many families and destroyed many children's lives due to one of their close family member or friend in one of theses American Revolution war.