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Breed's Hill: The Battle Of Bunker Hill

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In June of 1775, 2,400 British soldiers met 1,600 militia members at Breed 's Hill. While the battle took place at Breed 's Hill, it 's famously called the Battle of Bunker Hill. In the middle of the night the militia members quietly set up at at Breed 's Hill. This forced the British to battle uphill. While it seems like the colonists had all the advantages, they ended up losing because they were extremely low on ammunition. Due to this, the British forced them to retreat after a third attempt at climbing the hill. This battle was extremely significant because not only did it again prove the the colonists could keep up with the British, but also even though the lobster-backs won, they sacrificed double the bodies that the colonists did. This

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