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The colonists retreated over Bunker Hill, leaving the British [9] in control of the Peninsula. [ 10 ] The battle was a tactical victory for the British, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] but it proved to be a sobering experience for them; they incurred many more casualties than the Americans had sustained, including many officers.
Major-General William Howe led the main assault at Bunker Hill with Brigadier Robert Pigot leading the 52nd and 43rd Foot in support. [33] This was the first occasion that the 52nd fought alongside the 43rd. [34] They suffered heavy casualties at Bunker Hill, and in their grenadier company, only 8 men were left unwounded. [28]
On 17 June 1775, British forces under General Howe seized the Charlestown Peninsula at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [87] It was a Pyrrhic victory ; Britain won but suffered more than 1,000 casualties without significantly altering the state of the siege.
The British Army during the American ... fighting inflicted heavy casualties on a far larger ... Battle of Bunker Hill. British troops had been stationed in Boston ...
It suffered tremendous casualties at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775: of the Light Infantry, all officers and non-commissioned officers were killed or wounded and of the Grenadier Company only five soldiers were alive and unscathed. [26]
The main action during the siege, the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was one of the bloodiest encounters of the war, and resulted in a Pyrrhic British victory. [2] There were also numerous skirmishes near Boston and the coastal areas of Boston, resulting in loss of life, military supplies, or both.
A force of 1,500 colonists held off two British Army attacks, but the third attack, by British Royal Marines, forced the rebels to retreat. 450 colonists were killed or wounded, compared to 1,150 British casualties. In 1825, the Bunker Hill Monument Association began construction of the Bunker Hill Monument, acquiring 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land ...
On the third and successful assault against the redoubt on Breed's Hill, the position was taken and these troops, having rallied, arrived and drove the rebels back to Bunker Hill. [31] The battle was a victory for the British, but only at the heavy cost of over 1,000 casualties. [32]