Battle Of Bunker Hill Essay

The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17th, 1775 in which the Americans and the British fought and many lives were lost. Troops were under command of American major general, Artemas Ward in which they started marching to their destination, Bunker Hill. All the troops had shovels, picks, and rifles so when they got to their destination they would be able to entrench themselves on the hill waiting for the British to come. From where they were, they could’ve bombarded the town and the British ships, but Ward’s men misunderstood his order and went Breed’s Hill which was closer to the British. They started to threaten the British, but they mocked them because they believed that they were going to smash the Americans and take Bunker Hill.
Commanding the British forces was Major General William Howe and the position where he was great because he could’ve surrounded the American forces on the hill having the support of the naval ships at sea but instead wanted a head on attack on the
The Battle of Bunker Hill was caused because thousands of American militias were besieging Boston. The British wanted to control the area and the ports, so their ships can come in and drop off soldiers and supplies so to have an advantage, the British wanted to go to Breed’s and Bunker Hill, but the Americans heard about the plan and went to defend the hills from the British. As said by one British soldier, “A large body of provincial militia was plainly seen, from the house-tops and eminences of Boston, busily at work intrenching on Breed’s Hill, in Charlestown.” The Americans wanted to stop the British from taking the hill so they dug into the ground to make trenches, so they could wait for them. Leading the British to the assault on breed’s and bunker hill were Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert