THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition
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George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack
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Was the final major battle of the Revolution
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Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Americans repulsed two British assaults, with significant British casualties; the British captured the redoubt on their third assault, after the defenders ran out of ammunition. The colonists retreated over Bunker Hill, leaving the British in control of the Peninsula.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British army succeeded in their aim after the colonial army ran out of ammunition. Yet the Battle of Bunker Hill was anything but a true victory, because the British lost a substantial number of men, including 100 of their officers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their commander William Howe led three charges up Breed’s Hill. The Americans fought back the first two charges, but started to run out of ammunition and had to retreat at the third charge.