Fort Ticonderoga Bunker Hill 1775 -Two Major Battles Fort Ticonderoga Bunker Hill
1775 Fort Ticonderoga
1775 Benedict Arnold led 400 men to attack this British Fort and get its guns Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys became famous on this successful attack
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The Battle of Bunker Hill OR Breeds Hill 1775 The Battle of Bunker Hill OR Breeds Hill
1775 – Bunker Hill/Breeds Hill Controlling Boston very important for both sides 2,400 redcoats advanced on 1,600 patriots who were very low on gunpowder The famous command to “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” came from William Prescott British retreated twice before the colonists ran out of ammo and were forced to retreat
1775 – Bunker Hill/Breeds Hill While the Patriots/Continentals lost – they proved that they could take on the most powerful army in the world
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