When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few.
June 17, 1775 – BATTLE OF BREED’S HILL (AKA Bunker Hill): 200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott occupied Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill constructing a strong breastwork and redoubt on Breed’s Hill. By daybreak of June 17 mounted two assaults on the Continental Army positions were repulsed with significant British casualties; the third and final attack carried the redoubt after the defenders ran out of ammunition. The battle was a tactical, though somewhat Pyrrhic victory for the British involving many more casualties than the Americans had incurred, including many officers.
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Published by Michael Carver
My goal is to bring history alive through interactive portrayal of ordinary American life in the late 18th Century (1750—1799)
My persona are: Journeyman Brewer; Cordwainer (leather tradesman but not cobbler), Statesman and Orator; Chandler (candle and soap maker); Gentleman Scientist; and,
Soldier in either the British Regular Army, the Centennial Army, or one of the various Militia.
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