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Battle Of Bunker Hill By Ethan

On June 17 1775 the British troops woke up to find that about 1,200 American militia were fortifying the nearby breeds hill with earthworks. General Thomas Gage quickly dispatched about 2,400 regulars led by Sir William Howe across the Charles river. The militia on top of breeds hill only had a couple of barrels of gun powder and were worried that they would run out. The militia were really scared when they saw the British coming up the hill. Their generals kept them steady though. The British thought that the very sight of them would scare the militia away, but it didn't. The British prepared for a bayonet charge. The militias leader told them not to fire until they saw the whites of their eyes. The Americans crippled the British, after that the British charged again. The same thing happened again. On the third time the British dropped their packs, and the militia ran out of gun powder. The British captured the hill but their casualty rate was about 1,000 whereas the militias casualty rate was about 350.