Battle of Bunker Hill

As the British charge up Bunker Hill for the first time, their spirits high, they are soon slaughtered by the Continental Army’s superior position. British soldiers near death or already dead are scattered around the battle field; soon many more will soon meet the same fate. This is what the beginning of the Battle of Bunker Hill looked like. It was the Continental Army’s first major victory, even though the British had captured the battle field. Looking at the causalities the real victor of this glories battle is easily distinguished, did the British General Gage want to win that much that he sent many men to their demise to win?

The Continental Army’s fortification stood strong, strong enough to take on almost three ferocious charges from one of the world’s greatest armies. If the Americans had the proper supplies for such a battle, maybe the outcome would have been different, or maybe it would have just prolonged the inevitable. Still the Battle of Bunker Hill was most defiantly the first major victory for the Continental Army.

How could an army so powerful lose so many men, and how could an army juvenile lose so little? The casualties of the Battle of Bunker Hill were so different, it’s almost unreal. The Continental Army lost around 400 men, which was pretty respectable. England on the other hand lost a jaw-dropping 1,150 men at the end of the battle. The highly trained British army lost almost three times more men then the “infant” army of the American’s. This was because of the Continental Army’s superior defensive placement on the field. They had a complete overview of the battlefield and easily picked off the British as they charged up the hill. It was suicide for the British to charge the hill but the General ...

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...Continental Army lost a fraction of what the British lost; it is clearly the Continental Armies victory.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was without a doubt the first real battle and victory of the war. It was the first formal victory for the British. They took position of the field, with the lose of almost half of their men. It was also the first moral boost for the Continental Army. They withstood two attacks from the British and suffered only a few casualties. With the right supplies they could have withstood a third charge and maybe a fourth.

British soldiers near death or already dead are scattered around the battle field; soon many more will soon meet the same fate. This is what the beginning of the Battle of Bunker Hill looked like and this is how it ended. It was the Continental Army’s first major victory, even though the British had captured the battle field.