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: Though the Americans eventually retreated due to lack of gunpowder, the cost to the British was staggering—over 1,000 casualties, including 92 officers. It was a tactical victory for England but a moral triumph for the colonies, proving they could hold their own against a superior army. Breed's Hill versus Bunker Hill - National Park Service

When the sun rose, the British were met with the sight of a fortification where none had stood the night before. breed's hill

: 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. : Though the Americans eventually retreated due to

: 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". : Facing three waves of frontal assaults by