USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -They were running low on powder and ammunition, and the colonial regiments suffered from a hemorrhage of deserters. By the time that the third attack came, there were only 700-800 men left on Breed’s Hill, with only 150 in the redoubt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible.

Detailed explanation-4: -Technically, the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because they were forced to give up the hill. However, the battle was largely considered a moral victory for the colonists because the British lost far more men than the colonists did.

Detailed explanation-5: -British Regiments at the Battle of Bunker Hill: The flank companies (grenadiers and light companies) of the 4th, 10th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 35th, 59th, 63rd and 65th Regiments of Foot and detachments of Marines from the Fleet.