https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill History Paper en-us 2016-10-04 13:40:49 UTC 2026-01-18 13:54:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/137078301/ed5fc9f501aad0bc2d79c990afab41d5/8_battle_of_bunker_hill_1775_granger.jpg cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128167016 "Bunker Hill, Battle of." Compton's by Britannica, v 6.0. 2009. eLibrary. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-04 13:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128167016 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128171931


]]> 2016-10-04 13:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128171931 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128342509 GO TO BUNKER HILL



]]> 2016-10-04 21:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128342509 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128342850 "Bunker Hill, Battle of." Hutchinson Encyclopedia. 2011. eLibrary. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-04 21:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128342850 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343070 "Bunker Hill, Battle of." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2015. eLibrary. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-04 21:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343070 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343740 "Breed's Hill and the siege of Boston." DK Eyewitness American Revolution. 2004. eLibrary. Web. 04 Oct. 2016.]]> 2016-10-04 21:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343740 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343999 2016-10-04 22:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128343999 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344174 British Genral at the time]]> 2016-10-04 22:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344174 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344273 American General]]> 2016-10-04 22:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344273 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344415 Date of battle]]> 2016-10-04 22:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128344415 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128554367 Watts, Tim. "Battle of Bunker Hill." In American History, ABC-CLIO, 2000. Accessed October 5, 2016. https://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/370863.]]> 2016-10-05 16:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128554367 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128554965 First formal battle of American revolution]]> 2016-10-05 16:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128554965 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128555246 showed that American forces would face the British in open battle and helped to convince British commanders that they would have to evacuate Boston.]]> 2016-10-05 16:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128555246 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128555712 British Commander Thomas Gage]]> 2016-10-05 16:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128555712 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128556034 Night of June 16 1775 1,600 Americans gathered under the command of william presott]]> 2016-10-05 16:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128556034 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128557390 British casualties were 1,054, including 226 killed. American losses were 140 dead, 271 wounded, and 30 captured. 

]]> 2016-10-05 16:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128557390 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128557680 Although an American loss, Bunker Hill showed that Americans could stand up to the British in a formal battle, and it prevented the siege of Boston from being raised.]]> 2016-10-05 16:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128557680 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128672979 2016-10-06 01:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128672979 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673268 First major battle of American Revolution]]> 2016-10-06 01:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673268 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673403 Fought at bunker hill in June 17, 1775]]> 2016-10-06 01:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673403 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673527 American headquarters learned that Howe was planning to occupy some of the hills around Boston. To slow him, William Prescott was sent out on the night of June 16 to occupy bunker hill,  occupied the Breed's hill instead,

]]> 2016-10-06 01:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673527 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673619 The patriots fought with clubbed muskets, but they were slowly forced to retreat to bunker hill, leaving the battlefield in the hands of the British.]]> 2016-10-06 02:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673619 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673724 On the morning of June 17, the British were amazed to see trenches crowning Breed's hill. Later in the day the British troops attacked it. Twice they advanced up the hill. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673724 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673744 Major General Israel Putnam is supposed to have given the command: Don't fire until you can see the whites of their eyes. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673744 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673775 When the British were within a few yards of the fortifications heavy fire swept down from the waiting Americans. The front ranks of charging British were mowed down. The others beat a hasty retreat.]]> 2016-10-06 02:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673775 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673795  A third time the British charged. This time the Americans' guns remained silent because their powder was exhausted. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673795 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673851 Today a granite shaft 221 feet tall is at the spot where Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren fell just as the retreat began.]]> 2016-10-06 02:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673851 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673975 It was a victory that had been dearly bought

]]> 2016-10-06 02:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128673975 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674053  226 British troops had been killed and 828 wounded, ]]> 2016-10-06 02:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674053 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674088 loss of Americans had been 145 killed and 304 wounded.]]> 2016-10-06 02:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674088 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674128 The losses inflicted on the British in the battle of bunker hill raised the Americans' confidence. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128674128 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128675838 Under cover of darkness on June 16, 1775, hundreds of American militiamen dug fortifications on breed's hill

]]> 2016-10-06 02:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128675838 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128675915  The orders were to take nearby Bunker hill, but rebel general Israel Putnam mistakenly seized breed's instead. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128675915 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676027 June 17, 1775 General Gage's Redcoat regiments rowed across to the attack as their artillery fired on the Americans. 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676027 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676064 The British were pushed back twice before driving out the rebels]]> 2016-10-06 02:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676064 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676102 more than 1,000 Redcoats were killed and wounded, compared to 500 rebel casualties. ]]> 2016-10-06 02:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676102 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676249  Gage's failure to soundly defeat the rebels resulted in his replacement as British commander.]]> 2016-10-06 02:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676249 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676706 The first significant engagement in the american revolution]]> 2016-10-06 02:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676706 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676748 on 17 June 1775 

the battle actually took place on Breed's hill, but is named after bunker hill as this was the more significant of the two.]]> 2016-10-06 02:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676748 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676777  Although the colonists were defeated, they were able to retreat to Boston

]]> 2016-10-06 02:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676777 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676810 The two hills had a commanding position over Boston so the British decided to occupy them, 

]]> 2016-10-06 02:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676810 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676844  1,200 Americans who took Breed's hill on the night of 16 June and made a wall to protect them from the fire of British warships in the harbour ]]> 2016-10-06 02:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676844 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676858 The following morning Gage ordered a-strong force to clear the hill]]> 2016-10-06 02:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676858 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676886 The British made two advances which suffered heavy losses owing to strong barrages from the American position]]> 2016-10-06 02:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676886 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676908 a third, better-planned attack succeeded in taking the top of the hill and driving off the Americans]]> 2016-10-06 02:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/128676908 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129104789 Battle Named after]]> 2016-10-07 13:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129104789 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129104983 Where the battle was]]> 2016-10-07 13:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129104983 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129105947 June 17, 1775]]> 2016-10-07 13:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129105947 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106047 First major battle of American revolution]]> 2016-10-07 13:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106047 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106260 Within 2 months of Battle of Lexington and concord]]> 2016-10-07 13:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106260 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106553 More than 15,00 colonials gathered near boston to stop the british from taking the hills in boston.]]> 2016-10-07 13:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129106553 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107010 Two of those hills were, Bunker hill and breed's hill]]> 2016-10-07 13:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107010 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107134 Colonists fortified breeds hill.]]> 2016-10-07 13:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107134 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107459 Withstood fire from boats in the harbour, and attacks by 2,300 british, but were eventually forced to retreat.]]> 2016-10-07 13:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107459 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107903 British "won" but gave hope to colonists ]]> 2016-10-07 13:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129107903 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129108091 about 1,000 british casualties, and convinced british the colonists wouldn't be beaten easily.]]> 2016-10-07 13:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129108091 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129108469 Also known as battle of breed's hill]]> 2016-10-07 13:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129108469 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129109635 Bunker hill monument]]> 2016-10-07 13:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129109635 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129110434 Monument Sq, Charlestown, MA 02129]]> 2016-10-07 13:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129110434 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129110911 221']]> 2016-10-07 13:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129110911 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129111236 4 acers]]> 2016-10-07 13:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129111236 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129111678 1843]]> 2016-10-07 13:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129111678 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129112173 Solomon Willard]]> 2016-10-07 13:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129112173 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129113215 2016-10-07 13:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129113215 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129113777 2016-10-07 13:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129113777 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129114081 2016-10-07 13:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129114081 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129114250 2016-10-07 13:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129114250 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129116975 First major/formal battle of American revolution]]> 2016-10-07 13:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129116975 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129117886 sowed the british the americans would not be defeated easily]]> 2016-10-07 13:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129117886 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129118023 Gave the Americans hope that they had a chance at winning this war]]> 2016-10-07 13:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129118023 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129118352 The Americans got hold of info that the british wanted to claim hills around boston]]> 2016-10-07 13:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129118352 cszeman18 https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129120092 William Prescott camied breed's hill and ]]> 2016-10-07 13:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cszeman18/BattleOfBunkerHill/wish/129120092