Research Paper On The Battle Of Bunker Hill

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.

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

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.

The conflict at Fox Hill lasted seven days followed by a grueling march of wounded back to base, a temporary safe spot that would also be taken by the Chinese shortly after.  Their retreat, or Major General Oliver Smith’s infamously quoted “attack in a different direction!” was escorted by the Ridgerunners of 1st Battalion’s Apha, Bravo, and Charlie companies who came down from the Chosin Reservoir and had to fight through the Chinese that surrounded Fox Hill.  By the time the Ridgerunners arrived by the look of the arriving Marines you could not tell who was rescuing whom. In the end Fox Company had 26 dead, 89 wounded and three missing. There were at least 1,000 Chinese

One of the war’s first battles was the Battle of First Bull Run. Today's site of the Battle of First Bull Run is a tranquil pasture surrounded by trees and a split rail fence. Instead of the neigh

troops on a hopeless humanitarian mission pulled out of Mogadishu, Somalia. A few Americans realize that during this mission, U.S. troops had the most continuous and gruesome battle fought by American’s since the Vietnam War. The afternoon of October 3rd, 1993, soldiers of Task Force Ranger, and Delta Force were sent to capture two lieutenants of a rebel Somalian warlord and return to base. This mission was supposed to take 30 min, but instead, the soldiers were pinned down in the middle of Mogadishu market and in a desperate effort of kill or be killed. For about 20 hours, U.S. soldiers created a bloody firefight that resulted in 19 American fatalities and the death of 1000 Somali fighters. Black Hawk Down tells the story of that desperate battle, from all angles of the war.

Following the war in a loose chronological order, the main turning points of the American Revolution began as the war itself began. Lexington and Concord, while not being “turning points” per say, were the kick-off. What followed was the erroneously name “Battle of Bunker Hill”.

The American Revolution, when 13 American colonies waged war against the most powerful country in the world, Great Britain, for their independence. Soldiers who fought in the war and risked their lives to gain the freedom we have today, is just one of the many prime examples of prevailing hardships in battle. George Washington proved to be exemplary just like many others heroic patriots, like Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene, when triumphing over the British soldiers with what little strength they had and defeating them. Their victory was more than enough proof on why they deserved independence. David McCullough’s 1776, describes and educates us about events which happened before the war and foreshadows up to the revolution. We learn about the hardships thrown at George Washington and the Continental army whose intentions switched from equal rights to complete emancipation. Battles throughout the Revolutionary War, like the Battle of Bunker Hill, are well known, but McCullough shows the reader how the Continental army continues to strive on even when victory is not in their favor.

Moreover, he requested for the support of the House of Lords and the House of Commons on his position. This caused The House of Lords and the House of Commons to go into a solemn debate and to vote in favor of the King’s Proclamation well into midnight, ending at 4 AM. Thus, the first battle began between American and British troops. War between the Americans and the British Empire appeared on April 19, 1775, at the battle of Lexington and Concord, near Boston. Subsequently, the next battle took place and is commonly known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, which occurred at Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Although the Battle of Bunker Hill was a victory for the British, they had one thousand casualties that resulted from the skirmish. A few days before the Battle of Bunker Hill, George Washington accepted to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. During these months, British troops were under siege at Boston and their food and supplies were running dangerously low. Sadly, Britain got news from their troops in America a month or two after things had happened to them. This was due to the fact that Britain and the American colonies were separated by the ocean, resulting of a 3,000 mile distance.

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 

“Freeman’s Farm is one of the decisive battles of the Revolutionary War, leading directly to Burgoyne’s surrender”.

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Henry supported the American cause, and became a member of the Boston Grenadier Corps in 1772. He was a volunteer in June 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He served under General Ward, in charge of the colonials around Boston. In 1775, Washington arrived in Boston, taking command of the army. He and Washington became friends, and he was made colonel. He was put in charge of artillery, and given the job of bringing cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston. He successfully brought fifty cannons to the city by ox sleds.

Now, the Revolutionary War started with many different battles and disagreements with the British and Patriots. Battles such as the Boston Massacre, Battle of Lexington and Concord, and Battle of Bunker Hill played big roles. Battles that were fought through words were also very important. The Patriots grew impatient with the British for taxing them without representation. This means they were taxing them and didn’t even pay any attention to the Colonies besides gathering their money. They were treated like mules. Other acts that made the colonist angry were the Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, along with many others. The Colonist did a lot of boycotting that made the British so mad they ending blocking off Boston Harbor to stop there supply from other surrounding countries. As you can see there were many different reasons to make both sides want to go to war. This is the

Richard Humble, Famous Land Battles, From Agicourt to the Six Day War, Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1979, pp 167