What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill? Question 5 options: The British lost over 1,000 soldiers and suffered a loss
of morale in the army. The battle increased British army morale The British easily swept aside the Patriot defenders with few losses, hurting American morale It was a complete stalemate with neither side able to hold the hill.
The British lost over 1,000 soldiers and suffered a loss of morale in the army.Explanation:
British General William Howe, with 2200 men, attacked the Americans in blockade, under the command of William Prescott. With heavy losses, the British only took redoubts on the third attack, when the enemy ran out of gunpowder.
The British claimed Pyrrhic victory, with 1,054 killed and wounded. The Americans had 371 killed and wounded and 30 captured soldiers.
The Battle of Banker Hill is the bloodiest conflict in the War of Independence. After the Battle of Lexington, new evidence was provided of U.S. militia's ability against the regular British army.
