General Israel Putnam: The Commander at Bunker Hill |
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according action active acts Adams advance American answer appears applied army arrived artillery asserts attack authority battle bearing became began believe brave Breed's Hill British Bunker Hill called Cambridge Captain carry circumstances claim Colonel Prescott Colonel Stark command COMMANDER AT BUNKER commanding officer condition Connecticut considered defence detachment directed enemy engagement entitled exercised fact field fire force fought front Frothingham says gave give given ground guns head Heath immediate important intrenchments John June Knowlton language letter mand marched Massachusetts mean MICHIGAN military movements night o'clock obeyed officer operations orders original person position proper provincial Putnam Putnam ordered question quoted rail-fence rank reached received recognized redoubt regiment reinforcements remained retreat returned seen sent Siege of Boston Small statement subordinate superior Swett thing thousand tion took troops understood urged volunteer Ward Warren whole writer