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Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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was stronger than he hadsupposed, and sent over to General Gage forreinforcements. While aw-.iting their arrivalhe refreshed his men with provisions andgrog. His reinforcements having arrived^General Howe found himself at the head ofover two thousand veteran troops, splendidlyequipped in every respect. Opposea to him 368 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. were about fifteen hundred imperfectly armedAmericans. Gage had threatened that ifCharlestown Heights were occupied by theprovincials he would burn the town ofCharlestown. He now proceeded to executehis barbarous threat, and fired the town by^near^ of shells from the battery on CoppsHill hoping that the flames and smoke to storm the redoubt, while the othei wasled by General Howe in person against therail fence, for the purpose of turning theAmerican left flank and cutting off theretreat of the force in the redoubt. Prescottpassed along his line as he saw the advanceof the enemy, and encouraged his men withhis cheering words. The red coats, he
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. ■would screen the approach of his attackingparty under General Howe. A change ofwind prevented this, however, and carriedthe smoke in the opposite direction. About half-past two oclock on the after-tioon of the seventeenth of June GeneralHowe gave the order to advance. One■division, under General Pigott. was ordered said, will never reach the redoubt if youwill but withhold your fire till I give theorder, and be careful not to shoot over theirheads. Putnam had come down to therail fence to encourage the men postedthere, and as he saw the advance of theenemy, called out to the troops: Waittill you see the white of their eyes: aim PROGRESS OF THE WAR. at their waistband; pick off the handsomecoats. The British advanced in splendid style upthe side of the hill, firing rapidly as theymoved on. The Americans awaited theiradvance in a deep silence. As Pigotts divisioncame within forty yards of the redoubt, thedefenders levelled their guns and took asteady aim. A m

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