USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Don’t react to a situation too early. This saying comes from an order allegedly given by American officer William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The famous order “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” was popularized in stories about the battle of Bunker Hill.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prescott is known for his order to his soldiers, “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", such that the rebel troops may shoot at the enemy at shorter ranges, and therefore more accurately and lethally, and so conserve their limited stocks of ammunition.

Detailed explanation-4: -June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill-This battle was taken place in Charlestown, Boston. The American army had control of bunker hill, as the British forces came closer the famous quote “Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eyes” was said. This was an order in hope to save the ammunition supply .

Detailed explanation-5: -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.