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Battle of Bunker HillJune, 17th 1775
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes“- William Prescott an American Officer, at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Lesson Objectives
Understand causes of the Battle of Bunker Hill
Learn about battle’s strategy
Understand the consequences and effects of the battle
Learn basic facts about the Battle of Bunker Hill
Watch Videos for visual understanding of the battle
Compete at “Who wants to be millionaire”
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Revolution's Battles
American Revolution
Battles
Lexington and
Concord
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Bunker Hill
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Battle’s Details
Place: On the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour.
Opponents: British troops of the Boston military base against troops of the American Continental Army.
Generals: General Howe against Colonel William Prescott
Size of the armies: 2,400 British troops against 1,500 Americans.
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Leaders of the Battle
Americans
Colonel William Prescott
Israel Putnam was the
General in charge
leading patriot Dr.
Joseph Warren
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Leaders of the Battle
British
General William Howe
Major John Pitcairn was
also one of the British leaders
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Causes of the Battle
With the "Intolerable Acts" (the British response to the Boston Tea Party) the British had occupied Boston.
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Causes of the Battle
The Battle of Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill) was a natural extension of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which were fought in April 1775.
Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British withdrew (under heavy fire) to Boston.
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Causes of the Battle
The British were besieged by angry, armed colonists. When those colonists began fortifying Breed's Hill, on the Charlestown Peninsular, the British had to act.
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Battle’s Strategy
On 16th of June 1775, Americans knew that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city.
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Battle’s Strategy
About 1,000 colonial military men under Colonel William Prescott (1726-95) built earthen defenses on top of Breed’s Hill, overlooking Boston and located on the Charlestown Peninsula.
The men originally had been ordered to construct their defenses on the top of Bunker Hill but instead chose the smaller Breed’s Hill, closer to Boston.
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Battle’s Strategy
The next day, the Americans were ordered not to fire until they can see "the whites of their eyes.“
As the British get within 15 steps, the Americans let loose a deadly shower of rifle fire and stop the British advance.
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Battle’s Strategy
The British then regroup and attack 30 minutes later with the same result.
A third attack, however, succeeds as the Americans run out of bullets and are left only with spears and stones to defend themselves.
The British succeed in taking the hill, but at a loss of half their force, over a thousand dead.
The Americans loss was about 400, including important colonial leader, General Joseph Warren.
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Battle’s Consequences
The British had taken the ground but at a great loss.
The British had many dead and wounded included most of their officers. Of General Howe's entire field staff, he was the only one not shot.
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Battle’s Consequences
Colonel James Abercrombie, a British Army Officer fatally wounded.
The American withdrawal and British advance swept through the entire peninsula, including Bunker Hill as well as Breed's Hill.
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Facts about the battle
From the British soldiers, 1054 were shot (226 dead and 828 wounded), an uneven number of these were officers.
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Facts about the battle
The American losses were only about 450, of whom 140 were killed (including Joseph Warren), and 30 captured (20 of whom died later as prisoners of war). Most American losses came during the withdrawal.
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Facts about the battle
British General William Howe was astonished at the American defences saying "The rebels have done more work in one night than my whole army would have done in one month."
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Facts about the battle
Officer Andrew McClary was the highest-ranking American officer to die in the battle. He was honored by the dedication of a fort in Kittery, Maine as Fort McClary.
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Any Questions?
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Competition Time
Choose one letter from each column
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B
C
D
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B
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Where was the actual location of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Bunker Hill
Breed’s Hill
Charlestown
Cambridge
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Who were the Americans lead by?
William Prescott
John Pitcairn
William Howe
Joseph Warren
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Why were Americans ordered not to fight until they “see the whites of their eyes”?
Not to get recognized
They weren’t trained soldiers
To make the British confused
To save weapons and Bullets
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When did the Americans run our of ammunition
From the first attack
From the third attack
From the second attack
They didn’t run our of ammunition
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Rearrange the below letters to find:
The name of the river between Boston and Charlestown?
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IC E
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HR
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Rearrange the below letters to find:
The name of who was honored by the dedication of a fort in Kittery
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C
DL
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Y
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Rearrange the below letters to find:
A set of acts that were one of the revolution’s causes
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EC B
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TO
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Intolerable
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Rearrange the below letters to find:
The name of the city occupied by British
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NS
B
T
OO
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Why were the Americans considered victors though they lost the battle?
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Because they caused the British to lose about half of their soldiers and they demonstrated strong attack and defence strategies.
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At what time in the battle did the Americans have the greatest loss of soldiers?
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When they ran out of ammunition and bullets, during the British 3rd attack.
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What happened to the British officer Colonel James Abercrombie during the battle?
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He was fatally wounded.
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Explain: “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”
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A famous command attributed to William Prescott, an American Officer, at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the Revolutionary War. Prescott's command has become a proverb, meaning “Don't act before you have some chance of success.”
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