Breed's Hill < Must Try >

In the silent, starlight hours of June 16, 1775, the American Revolution found its first true crucible not on the peak that would name the battle, but on the lower, more vulnerable slope of . While orders were given to fortify the higher Bunker Hill, Colonel William Prescott and his men instead broke ground on Breed's, a decision that placed them within range of British ships and set the stage for a "bloody civil war" that would change history. The Night of Shadows and Spades

Under the cover of a midsummer night, 1,200 colonial militiamen worked in frantic silence to construct a redoubt. breed's hill

: Men dug with such intensity that they accomplished in hours what usually took days, all while listening to the British sentries on nearby ships cry "All's well". In the silent, starlight hours of June 16,

: Facing three waves of frontal assaults by 3,000 Redcoats, Prescott famously commanded his men to conserve ammunition until the enemy was within 40 yards. : Men dug with such intensity that they

: By choosing Breed's Hill, the Americans gained a closer vantage point but risked being cut off from the mainland, a "sublime mistake" that the more professional British military failed to exploit immediately. The Crucible of Fire