On the third attack, they finally took the hill because the Americans ran out of gunpowder and they had to pull back. More than 1,000 British troops and 500 Americans were killed.
We need to find a different way to defeat them.
It took the militia about four hours to finish making the fort. The fort worried British general William Howe, who had just arrived from England with troops. Howe ordered an immediate attack.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!
The American militia led by William Prescott and Israel Putnam led about 1,000 men to the top of the breed's hill. They wanted to fortify the hill that overlooked the city of Boston.
We need a different plan to defeat them.
The second attack they also failed and were very surprised and had to regroup again.
2,000 British troops formed two long lines at the base of Breed's Hill. At Howe's order, the British marched up the slope. Putnam told his men “Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” He told them this because they didn’t have a lot of gunpowder.
The redcoats' first attack failed and they had to regroup before they could attack again. The British were stunned that this happened.
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