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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bunker Hill, battle of. (search)
t at the moment of attack. The British clearly saw their impending danger, and, to thwart it, picked corps of their army, 3,000 strong, led by Generals Howe and Pigot, embarked in boats from the wharves in Boston, and landed at the eastern base of Breed's Hill. Meanwhile the troops who had worked all night and half of a hot Junon Howe's great guns moved towards the redoubt and opened fire upon the works. They were followed by the troops in two columns, commanded respectively by Howe and Pigot. The guns on the British ships, and a battery on Copp's Hill, in Boston, hurled random shots in abundance on the Americans on Breed's Hill. The occupants of the ards Charlestown Neck. The British again advanced, and were again driven back to their landing-place. Then General Clinton passed over from Boston to aid Howe and Pigot, and the troops were led to the assault a third time. The powder of the provincials, scanty at the beginning, now failed. Some British artillery planted pieces n
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Quaker Hill, battle of. (search)
Quaker Hill, battle of. In the summer of 1778 there were 6,000 British Scene of the engagement on Khode Island, Aug. 29, 1778. (from a print in the Gentleman's magazine, 1778.) troops in Rhode Island, commanded by General Pigot. His headquarters were at Newport. They had held the island since late in 1776. An attempt had been made, by a force under General Spencer, of Connecticut, the year before, to expel them from the island, but it failed, and that officer resigned his commission and shortly after entered Congress. General Sullivan was his successor, and he had been directed to call on the New England States for 5.000 militia. The call was promptly obeyed. John Hancock, as general, led the Massachusetts militia in person. There was much enthusiasm. The French fleet, under D'Estaing, occupied Narraganset Bay and opened communication with the American army, then near, and 10,000 strong. The French fleet even entered Newport Harbor, and compelled the British to burn
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
April 19, 1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the American forces by the Continental Congress......June 15, 1775 General Gage (lately reinforced) has at Boston about 10,000 men; Generals Clinton, Burgoyne, and Howe are also there......June, 1775 Massachusetts council of war decides to fortify Bunker Hill......June 16, 1775 Observing these works, General Gage attempts to prevent their completion; the British troops, 3,000 strong, under Sir William Howe and Gen. Robert Pigot, attack the Americans about 3 P. M.......June 17, 1775 The loss of the Americans was 115 killed (among them Dr. Joseph Warren, who had just been appointed major-general), 305 wounded, and thirty captured; British loss was 226 killed and 828 wounded. Charlestown burned by the British the same day; estimated loss £ 118,000. General Washington reaches the army at Cambridge......July 2, 1775 General Gage recalled; he sails for England......Oct. 10, 1775 [General Howe in comm