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Thomas Gage

William Howe

Henry clinton

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William prescot

John stark

Henry Knox

Ethan Allen

Israel Putnam

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Important people involved             Anna 

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Important people involved             Anna 

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- Samuel Chase was a minute man
- Simon Lawrence was a British soldier
- Molly Whittaker was an innkeeper
- William Prescott led the patriots
- Peter Brown was a patriot
- Noble men means every man
- Henry Knox was an officer
- Thomas Gage was a British soldier
- Ethan Allen was an important soldier
- Benedict Arnold was a traitor
- Israel Putnam was a general
- John Stark was a patriot colonel
- Militia men were fighters

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He was a general for the colonial militia at bunker hill

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L benedict arnold

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A Physician and a American leader who volunteered to fight with the colonial militia at bunker hill

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Red coats

Minute men

Tradesmen

Allies

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- allies groups of people that agree to help other groups of people

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British wore and used                                                                           Red
Coats
Guns
Drums
Spears
Black pointed hats
White pants
Muskets

Patriots wore and used
Blue coats
White pants
Black pirate hats
Guns
Muskets
Cannons
Spears

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Bayonets
Flintlocks
Hats
Blue coats
Cannons
wall
swords
pistols
drums

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Brown Besses
Red coats
Cannons
Hats
Swords
Drum's
Bayonets

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Muskets
Redcoats
Blue coats
Flags
Swords
Drums
Boots
Hats
Cannons

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There was pistols

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Grape shot
Mortars
Cannons
Howitzers
Grenade

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- retreated: to quit and back out
- ammunition: bullets and gunpowder
- combat: to fight
- wounded: to get hurt
- minutemen: a person who joined the army of colonists and who could be ready to fight with a minutes notice

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There were actually two hills outside Boston-breeds hill and bunker hill. Historians don’t know why the colonists chose to fortify breeds hill. Bunker hill would have been a better choice. It was taller and farther away from the British artillery. It is believed that the battle is named for bunker hill because that was the location originally targeted.

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It was 62ft. it gave the advantage to the Patriots. it was in Boston. They built a wall on it. It was 1/3 a mile from bunker hill. It was the first fort of The revolution.

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The first British war boat to see the colonists (who were still completing fortifications.) was the ship lively it’s first shots of there canons fell short but then they hit the colonists water barrel. Shortly after the first colonist (who was still making fortifications outside) was killed this death made a few colonist drop there muskets and tools and flee.

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Breeds hill was really tall, 62 feet tall
Breeds hill was 1 third of a mile
Breeds hill is located in Charlestown
They built trenches, fences and dirt walls

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The colonists plan was to make fortifications to bunker hill but then they realized that their canons couldn’t get to Boston from their so they made fortifications to Breeds hill.

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IT IS SO STUPID

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The colonists made a 180 foot long and 80 feet wide rectangle as fortifications and it works well.

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Continental soldiers
The main American fighting force was the continental army. Early in the war, soldiers wore long, brown coats. But by 1779 most wore blue. U.S. marines wore green jackets.
Hats
Many soldiers wore a three-sided tricorn hat. Others wore cocked hats, with one part of the hat pinned up. Soldiers turned their cocked hats so the float side faced their shooting arms. Wearing a hat this way made sure it wasn’t in the way when the soldier fired his/her gun.
Sailors
For daily ship life and battles at sea, sailors preferred loose, casual clothing.

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Traditional rows and columns boring.
they attacked from behind.

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Walls. They formed lines. When the soldier in the front fired he would run to the back and the next soldier would go. It was like a relay.

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British generals William Howe, John Burgoyne, and Henry Clinton arrived in late may. The generals began planning to retake the area around Boston. They planned to first secure the area to the south and then to cross Boston's harbor to the point at Charlestown heights this area was a “No mans land” located between the two forces. The British planned to use this area to advance on Cambridge. The initial attack was set for June 18. During the attack the British soldiers began to fall rapidly. They eventually retreated and regrouped for another assault. On the hill a second march up the hill had the same result and a third push had similar British casualties however at that point in the battle-despite their success-the colonists were forced to retreat towards Charlestown because they had used up almost all of their ammunition and supplies.

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The colonists received word of the coming attack on June 13 and began planing a defense. Colonial William Prescott was ordered to set up positions on bunker hill on the Charlestown peninsula. Here the colonists could fire cannons onto the British soldiers in Boston. On the night of June 16, colonial Prescott led 1,200 men onto the peninsula and start to build their positions. They intended to build on the larger and better known bunker hill. However they quickly decided to move their work to breeds hill, which was lower but closer to Boston. They built a long, protective wall that was 6 feet (2 meters) tall and had wooden platforms. This allowed the patriots to shoot over the wall and then take cover behind it.

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The British army was a big army so if they charged up the hill at least 100_300 would make it up to kill people with bayonets.

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The colonists strategy was to make fortifications to breeds hill then fire at British.

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Amputate- to cut off someone’s arm leg or other body part usually because the part is damaged
Colonist- someone who lives in a newly settled area
Facing- the lining at the edge of a garment or around a buttonhole
Infantry- a group of soldiers trained to fight and travel on foot
Privateer- a person who owns a ship licensed to attack enemy ships during war
Scurvy- a deadly disease caused by lack of vitamin C; scurvy produces swollen limbs, bleeding gums, and weakness
Sharpshooter- someone skilled at hitting small or distant targets

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They planned to retake Bunker hill. They wanted to cross Boston’s harbor to the point at Charlestown heights. The initial attack was set for June 18th.

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They built defense
They set up cannons