What Was The Battle Of Bunker's Hill Really Fought?

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Introduction

You are in a trench, waiting for the British troops to charge up the hill so you can get a chance to fire. Suddenly you realize, that you are at Breeds Hill, not Bunker Hill. You are about to say something when you hear the yelling of a British soldier, you look over the trench and you see the enemy charging up the hill, you know the battle is about to begin... Later when you escape the battlefield you realize how important the battle you just fought really was, you know it will go down in history.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill Really Fought?

Even though the title says "Bunker Hill" this battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill. This could have been due to multiple things, or a combination

They needed this control because the city of Boston was a common spot for angry or rebellious colonists. The British had instructions to fortify Bunker Hill but when their commander Major General William Howe saw that the rebellious colonists had fortified the nearby Breeds Hill he ordered his troops to siege the hill. On the first charge the American general William Prescott gave the famous order "don't fire until you can see the whites of their eyes." He gave this order because the Americans had low ammunition (gunpowder) and did not have many shots (musket balls). The first British charge was a failure, along with being unable to seize the hill the British soldiers also suffered heavy losses. When the soldiers came down the hill to retreat, general Howe ordered them right back up. The same result was on their second charge, but on their third charge the patriots ran low on gunpowder and musket balls and were forced to retreat. The battle was (at the time) considered a British victory, but as time went on the Americans started considering it an American win. This was because of the enormous amount of losses that the British suffered. It could have been considered a British victory because the British did conquer the hill. This was a very important battle for many reasons, and was also the first big battle of the American revolutionary

One of theses ways was that this was probably the first time the British realized how strong the americans really were. This was because even though the Patriots technically lost they inflicted a extreme amount of damage to the British troops. Another reason this was important is that the British also realized that the americans would not give up easily. It was important that the British realized this because this meant that they were going to have to fight a war to keep America under their control. A third reason this was important is because the British had many unexpected casualties that would probably have gone to future battles. This is important because the British had to use troops that were supposed to be in another place. Overall what this paragraph is trying to say is that the battle of Bunker Hill was very