Essay 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

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.

The Revolutionary War started in 1775. The American colonies have had enough of the British occupants and set their foot down in pursuit to freedom and independence. Each battle that happened during the Revolutionary War had its own significance and contributions to the independence of the colonies. Many brave men laid their lives in pursuit of the dream of independence from British control. One particular battle paved the way for that independence to become a reality. That battle is known as the Battle of Yorktown. The Battle of Yorktown took place in what we know today as Virginia. It was a decisive battle that turned the table during the Revolutionary War. The battle ultimately led to the liberty of the American Colonies from the

Great Britain at this time had many issues with funding themselves after exhausting resources and political power, after the French and Indian War. Britain was slowly losing power trying to keep the inhabitants of the American colonies at the bay. With a victory in the hand of Britain and one of the bloodiest wars staining the hearts of the people of America in the other, Britain had to keep itself strong, so the idea of taking their colonies quickly came to mind and keeping foreign colonies in check was their first priority. There were many issues going on in the British colonies. One of many issues that happened is salutary neglect, which led to the colonies to be mad with the British Government.

At Concord, hundreds of miltia and minutemen alike gathered in preparation, they were not going to go down without a fight (Boots, 66). The British began to retreat and the militia followed them by flanking them. The Patrios picked them off easily in the narrow roadway as they sought shelter behind trees, rocks, and tall grass (Inskeep). The British were relatively easy targets due to the brightness of their scarlet uniforms (Boots, 66). The British suffered a loss of 65 men, with 207 wounded, whereas the colonists had only lost 49 men, with 44 wounded (Boots, 67). This was the first time the colonists had utilized guerilla warfare, and it paid off. It played on their strengths, particularly their knowledge of the land and their ability to use it for their advantage. They learned of a plot, and they quickly and efficiently devised a way in which to minimize their loses while expanding on their potential gains of liberty and patriotism. Guerrilla warfare, was the only way that the colonists could have won against Gage in this instance, and it instill in others that the war tactic in itself was not savage at all, but a

The “British” colonies were slowly considering themselves a separate entity altogether – they had over a century’s worth of history. After the signing of the treaty, the colonists realized that they had different ideals and intentions for themselves than the British Parliament did. The Parliament had a virtual representative speaking out for the needs and wants of the colonists, so in result of that the colonists were not getting the things they wanted, or felt that they needed. What this means for the colonists was that they now had a common enemy – none of the colonists wanted to be spoken for, thus they needed to attempt to unify and make their own nation.

When looking at the American Revolution on paper, there would be no surprise that when comparing the colonies to Great Britain, that Great Britain would certainly have the advantage. In fact Great Britain should have won the war handily. The colonists certainly deserve praise for the amount of effort they put in fighting off the British. However, Great Britain had a wide array of advantages that should have gotten them the win. The only reason the revolutionaries won the war was because the British failed.

The Battles of Saratoga in September and October of 1777 were major events of the American Revolution. These two battles became a turning point for the American Revolution. After the victory the Americans it gained the support of foreign nations, like the France. The French eventually helped the Americans win the Battle of Yorktown and ended the American Revolution. Without the help of the French the Americans would not be able to defeat the powerful British military. These battles was able to show that Great Britain was defeatable and that the Americans had a chance in defeating the British. Besides gaining the support from other countries, the Battles of Saratoga boosted the American confidence and prove to everyone that America could win the war.

At the time of the Revolutionary War, Britain had the world’s strongest military. It was ridiculous to consider a tiny military, such as the Continental Army, standing any sort of chance against them. However, the British fought according to the traditional “laws of war”, facing the enemy straight on in an open area. The Colonials weren’t trained as well as the Brits, but instead used guerrilla tactics: hiding behind obstacles and firing on the enemy at choke points. This strategy was extremely effective against the highly trained British troops. However, they weren’t always able to use such strategy; sometimes they had to resort to

The colonies had many reasons to feel bitter toward Britain after the war. First off, of course there had been a lot of money spent during the seven years of the war, so Britain had to pay off their war dept somehow. This became the major economic issue that Britain had to face. The responsibility to pay the cost of the war that the colonists had fought, sadly had been laid upon themselves. This

The battle at Bunker Hill was faught on June 17, 1775 on Breeds Hill instead of Bunker Hill. There were two hills that the British wanted to take in order to be able to bombard the Americans from a distance. These were Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place mostly on Breeds Hill. It's only called the Battle of Bunker Hill because the army thought they were on Bunker Hill. This battle happend in the Town of Charlestown, Boston. The Battle at Bunker Hill was faught against the British and the patriots. The British were under the command of General William Howe and General Robert Pigot and marched to Breeds Mountain.The British side had about 2,400 troops defending Britian. The Patriots had about 1,500 troops

His strength lay not in his genius on the battlefield but in his ability to keep the struggling colonial army together. Washington was able to give he’s army the direction and motivation to keep going. On June 17, in the Revolution’s first major battle, colonial forces inflicted heavy casualties on the British regiment of General William Howe at Breed’s Hill in Boston. On June 1776, a growing majority of the colonists had come to favor independence from Britain. The British government sent a large fleet, along with more than 34,000 troops to New York. Washington was forced to evacuate his troops from New York City. Washington surprise attacked in Trenton, New Jersey, on Christmas night and won another victory at Princeton to revive the rebels’ flagging hopes before making winter quarters at Morristown. Revolutionary wars turning point was in 1777-1778. The British defeated the Americans at Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania, on September 11 and Entered Philadelphia on September 25. An American force under General Horatio Gates defeated British army at Freeman’s Farm, known as battle of

Throughout the book, Redcoats and Rebels, Christopher Hibbert discusses the British interaction in the Americas during the American revolution. There were multiple strengths and weaknesses expressed, in the book, about the British involvement during the American revolution. The major strength of the British was that they had some strong generals that were the main causes of the multiple successes of the British army. The British also had more militiamen than did the Americans, as well as more equipment and weaponry. Multiple areas were also captured by the British, which was another strength of the British army. A weakness that was discussed a few times, within the book, was that the British had to surrender some attacks because of the amount of damage that had been done to the force; this was mostly because there was never a plan for the attack. The British were successful, for the most part, during the American revolution and they had multiple people on their side.

Seeking to break the siege of boston ,the british planned to launch a massive attack on June 18,1775. To seize the two promontories overlooking the city-first dorchester heights to the south and then bunker hill to the north.