... the situation in Boston. After the opening Battles of Lexington and Concord in April, 1775, the colonials had engaged the British in what was commonly known as the Battle of Bunker Hill. Although technically a British victory, there were one thousand British casualties in the skirmish. In July, 1775, when George Washington arrived to take charge of the colonial troops, the British soldiers ... Wolfe, who called him "the best officer in the King's service." As commander of the British troops in Boston, he showed great courage. As McCullough writes, "At Bunker Hill, assuring his troops he...

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... , for lack of a better word, characters in the armies. For example, McCullough highlights the lives of specific Continental soldiers, like the brave Israel Putnam, a "hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, who at fifty-seven was known affectionately as 'Old Put'" (34) and small soldiers like Private Joseph Martin, who at 15 was rather excited for the war, enjoying ... biggest player of all on the British side, (at least in starting things up) was King George III, who at the beginning had just been defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill (the Brits had won, but at the cost of "more than 1,...

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... notable occasions Britain made terrible mistakes in battle that contributed massively to their overall defeat. At the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, Britain went against all accepted military practice by attacking American forces on Breeds Hill, having to go up a steep and grassy hill in the open carrying sixty pound packs whilst the colonists were under cover. Of three British attacks, the colonists ... a retreat in the first British assault after shooting from the tops of trees and then in the second assault caused huge losses to Burgoynes army after being situated on a low hill.[viii...

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