Clinton found himself unable to dissuade Gage from launching the attack on Charlestown in the Battle of Bunker Hill that contributed to high British losses. The next assault proceeded to be on Breed's Hill, the British rallied and pushed the rebels back to Bunker Hill. ...
After the battle of Bunker Hill on June 17th, 1775, the British had been forced to evacuate Boston and earlier in the month Lord Dunmore had taken the decisive step of quitting Williamsburg and seeking asylum aboard the vessel Fowey. ... His strength will increase like a snowball running down hill. ...
America's Revolutionary War is a subject that engenders perpetual curiosity. By any sensible reckoning, Britain should have won the war. England's army was the strongest professional fighting force in the world, supremely confident, and led by experienced, gifted commanders with a long and storied history of military success. She had the largest, most nimble navy the world had ever seen, spread throughout the globe. Britain's economy was strong, prominent among nations in all areas of commerce, banking, and agriculture. ...
