Bunker Hill: The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes
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- In honor of the 245th Anniversary of The Battle of Bunker Hill, we are releasing a new American Battlefield Trust branded version of our Bunker Hill In4. Join Jim Percoco as he details the battle that followed Lexington & Concord, signifying that full scale war was imminent and there was truly no turning back for American and British forces.
Ya'll are so awesome. EVERYONE needs to know this history!
As a Brit I always thought that the Americans won this battle. This video is very good. It takes you through the important elements of the timeline and states quite clearly the strategic importance of this battle to the US.
Thanks Mr P!
My 5th great grandfather Samuel Ellis ,was at Bunker Hill. One day when he was there George Washington showed up. Washington took out his eye glass and watched the British. Washington then handed the eye glass to my 5th ggf in such a familiar manner that it seemed like they already knew one another. Washington asked him to observe the movements of the British. Quite a conversation followed between my 5th ggf a humble soldier, and the father of our country. I am a distant cousin of George Washington.
George Washington wasn't present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
@@SemperFidelis903 Not at time of actual battle.
You're a liar and do not have the fear of God.
How do you know all these details and why is George Washington a distant cousin of yours?
My 6th great grandfather, Col Thomas Knowlton, was killed in this battle…there is a statue of Him erected at Hartford, Connecticut !
Loving your videos. And thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you for this great video, looking forward to more.
As a brit who loves America, great video!
Nice video
The Breed family asks: what are we, chopped liver?
I have ancestors who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. I feel proud to be a descendant of Patriots!
I do too!
I'm just happy to be alive. Glad my dad was Antifa in WW2.
@@boffo63 America wasn't exactly cool with communism. Eisenhower even replaced democratic-socialist governments with banana companies.
@@boffo63 antifa are the fascist now.
@@boffo63 lol what a neck beard comment
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after the Lexington alarm of April 19
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1775 20,000 militiamen and Minutemen
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groups from across all of New England
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converged on Massachusetts and Boston in
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particular they were outraged they were
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angry and they bottled up the British
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inside the city by the middle of June
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their numbers had swollen to the point
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that General Thomas Gage was concerned
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about their presence outside of the city
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they were led by General Artemus Ward
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who was head of the Massachusetts
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Committee of Safety who on the night of
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June 15th and 16th ordered his forces
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forward to this position on breeds Hill
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which we erroneously call Bunker's Hill
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his men erected a fortification on this
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hill that in the morning when the
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British woke up looked out were stunned
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and knew something had to be done after
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a council of war with his subordinates
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William Howe Henry Clinton and John
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Burgoyne General Thomas Gage made a
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decision he was going to attack the
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American position located on breeds Hill
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and on the afternoon of June 17 1775
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which was incredibly hot and humid day
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thousands of British grenadiers 's and
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regulars embarked across Boston Harbor
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disembarked on the shores of Charlestown
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and began to assault the American
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positions here at Bunker Hill led by the
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courageous General William Howe the
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British marched off in cadence to drum
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beads and assaulted American position
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thousands of British grenadiers 's and
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regulars massed and formation at the
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bottom of this hill inside the american
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fort American militia men trained their
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eyes and they knew the big fight was
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coming they could see the great gleaming
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bayonets they could see the Redcoats
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allegedly Colonel William Prescott one
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of the defenders inside the fort ordered
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his men to not fire until they saw the
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whites of their eyes
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the British marched up in cadence step
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by step inch by inch they got closer and
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closer and closer and when they got
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within musket range
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the Americans issued a withering volley
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that
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dropped the British in their ranks in
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their place and they retreated back to
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where they started
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once more the British marched up the
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hill again this time stepping over a
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dead and wounded comrades they made
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their assault on the American position
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and once again the Americans fired a
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withering volley into their ranks
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the British once more retreated to their
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original lines finally on a third
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assault again marching over their dead
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and dying comrades
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the British were able to penetrate the
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American forces and a severe and fierce
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firefight broke out inside the
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fortification inside the fortification
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were several African Americans including
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Peter Salem who saw an officer he drew a
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bead on the officer fired his gun and
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took down Major John Pitcairn who had
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gained infamy during the battles of
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Lexington and Concord the Americans
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broke and ran but not because they were
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afraid but because they had run out of
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powder and shot the British won the
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field but as Henry Clinton had said it
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was a dear bought victory after the
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Battle of Bunker Hill reconciliation
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between the American colonies and Great
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Britain was no longer possible Benjamin
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Franklin wrote a friend in England we
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were once friends we are now enemies war
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had taken a fateful turn
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Thank you for the subs.
pog thx you helped me with my hw
Thank you! This is a succinct, accurate account of a Revolutionary War battle. TH-cam is flush with bogus movies and reenactments that do history no justice. Thanks again
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At age 13 I visited Pearl Harbor and several times more. Now at age 53 I've walked Freedom trail seeing Paul Revere's house, Boston Masacure to Bunker Hill. Great ride. Even Lizzy Borden house. Its history people. Experience it before it's gone.
Many of these Americans here were former Rangers during the Seven Years War too so no wonder why they were deadly accurate.
A truly momentous battle for the American cause. 🇺🇸
Boo!
this sucks
thumbs down I thought this video was about to Bunker Hill security system