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Comparing The Battle Of Bunker And Breed's Hill

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Dylan Teubner 8th grade english Mrs. King November, 24, 2015 The Battle of Bunker Hill / Breed’s Hill This is about the battle of Bunker and Breed’s Hill. “Don’t fire until you see the white of their eyes”. Up close in battle. Some of the reasons the British attacked Breeds Hill were General Gage got blocked in Boston. The Americans had a bunker on Breed’s Hill. John Makenzie. The british tried to take the bunker by force. Colonel William Prescott was the leader on the colonist side.He was born on 20/2/1726 in Groton Ma.He died on 13/10/1795 in Pepperell Ma. The Battle of Bunker was fought on Breed’s hill in 6/16/1775. There were 2,200 men the British sent to the colonies for the battle. The were 1,000 mittilla men from the colonies. It

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