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- Read: the Smithsonian has a great article on the Battle of Bunker Hill, the most famous and least understood battle of the American Revolution. After reading the article, write a response in the comment section below. Comments should be one full paragraph about something that you learned or found interesting about the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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ReplyDeleteSomething I learned from the article is that the americans did not even win the battle of bunker hill. You would think that a battle they have a monument for would be a win, but yet america has a monument for a battle they lost which is kind of interesting. -bethany scuderi
DeleteI find it very interesting that the battle of bunker hill , and us winning it was a lie. I think the main reason the author is mad about it is because it went unnoticed for like 100 years. It doesn't help that a supposed "historically accurate" game like assassins creed has it. I've play that game and for some as major as bunker hill was to be done wrong is a bit annoying.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that was interesting about the Battle of Bunker Hill to me was casualties difference. The British had way more deaths compared to the colonists and they still won. The British had 1054 deaths in only 2 hours of battle when the colonists had over 400. The other thing that was interesting was that people watched the battle on hills nearby. That was interesting because usually people are afraid of gunfire and war, but people spectated the war.
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One thing I learned is that the Battle of Bunker Hill was actually a defeat. Its interesting to know that we have a monument built for a defeat.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I realized from the article is that the Battle of Bunker hill was a loss for the Americans. I have always thought that the Battle of Bunker Hill was an American win.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I realized from the article about Bunker Hill is that it wasn't even faught on Bunker Hill. The British won against the minutemen and it was an important battle as it was one of the first battles. - Nick Resendes
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I noticed was that The Minutemen did not win the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British were the ones who had won.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that caught my attention in the article was that the Americans did lose but the British had many more causalities than the colonists. -Matt Cefalo
ReplyDeleteOne thing that i found interesting was that even though the British lost more than double the casualties of colonists, they still won. Also I found it interesting that the Battle of Bunker Hill wasnt even fought on Bunker Hill.
ReplyDeleteSomething that I fund interesting was that the battle of Bunker Hill wasn't even fought on Bunker Hill, and another thing that i found interesting was that the minutemen did not win the battle, the British did. -Emma Edgington
ReplyDeleteBoston used to be basically an island before being filled in with tons of acres of hills. Also, 1 in 5 Boston families owned slaves and the city was known for American independence but at first they were very pro-England rule. British soldiers were also some of the best trained for war unlike colonials who had little to no training and were exhausted before entering the war.The British had a disadvantage though because they did not know the land well and many soldiers went down in groups. Many soldiers died on both sides with the British side ending with more casualties. This war is often done incorrectly in movies even though it was very important to American history.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I knew that the battle of bunker hill was a loss it still surprises me that it took place on Breed’s hill not Bunker hill. Then when they built the monument it was on Breed’s hill as well. Although the British took both hills the majority of the fighting took place on Breed’s hill.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned is that the Battle of Bunker Hill was a loss. I had always thought that we won.
ReplyDeleteSomething I found very interesting about the battle of bunker hill is that this battle is very historical for Americans but we did not even win the battle.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting thing that i found in the article was that the Americans lost this battle which is weird seeing how its very well known. usually the wins are well known. The winning from the British is weird seeing how they lost way more lives than the Americans you would think the Americans would win with the advantage of that.
ReplyDeleteI have found interesting they didn't fight for the money, but for some values more important.
ReplyDeletethe interesting thing about Bunker Hill is that the colonist lost to the british. Also that the fighting didn't even happened on Bunker Hill
ReplyDeletethe interesting thing about Bunker Hill is that the colonist lost to the british. Also that the fighting didn't even happened on Bunker Hill
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned while reading the battle of bunker hill article was that the battle it self wasn't even fought on bunker hill! I also found it interesting that the Americans would only fire if the British were 50 yards away.
ReplyDeleteI learned in this article that Boston used to be like an island. It was only connected by a narrow piece of land called a neck. This would a disadvantage in the Bunker Hill Battle for the colonists because it would have been hard to get supplies like ammunition that ultimately cost them the battle. That could of been on of the was how the colonists lost the battle.
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