THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

WHERE AND WHEN DID THE BATTLE START?

• This battle started at Massachusetts, Charlestown
• The day it happened was June 17, 1775

WHO WERE THE MAIN PEOPLE IN THE BATTLE?

• Colonists
• General Howe
• Artemas Ward
• George Washington

WHAT HAPPENED AND WHO WON?

• Colonists built a dirt wall.
• British fired cannons at the wall in hopes of breaking it down.
• British ran into the fire of colonists
• British retreat then come back.
• Colonists run out of ammo and retreats.
• British won but at a costly price.

INTERESTING FACTS

• British lost 226 people
• 828 people were injured in the British army
• Colonists had less than half of these casualties.