Battles+of+the+Revolution

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 * Two major battles of the Revolution are The Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. First I am going to talk about The Battle of Bunker Hill after Lexington and Concord On April 19, 1775 colonial militia surrounded Boston and pinned them. Lt. George Thomas Gage knew he was surrounded and he had to protect and control Dorchester Heights and Charlestown so he could keep the harbor open for British ships. On June 15 ramparts were built on Bunker Hill and by the morning of June 17 fortifications had been built on Breeds Hill by the colonials. Lt. General George Thomas Gage sent british ships to bombard the hill and at three o' clock that afternoon the British finally began to assault the hill. The Americans repulsed the british twice but and due to decreasing ammunition on the third assault of the british they forced the americans to give up.
 * The next battle I am going to talk about is the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in early 1776 Maj. General William Howe ordered Maj. General Henry Clinton sail south to capture Charleston and gather support of Southern Tories. On February 25, 1776, 1600 Soctish Highlander set out for Cape Fear and on their trip they learned that 1,000 Rebels were waiting for them with two cannons. When the Highlander arrived they decided to fight they had walked right into a trap and were defeated by the Rebels.