Answer:
a heavy loss of life for the attacking British army
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Explanation:
Within two months after the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775), more than 15,000 troops from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island had assembled in the vicinity of Boston. The goal of this force was to prevent the 5,000 or more British troops stationed there under Gen. Thomas Gage from making further sallies and perhaps, when enough heavy artillery and ammunition had been collected, to drive them from the city. Gen. Artemins Ward, commander in chief of the Massachusetts troops, served as the senior New England officer.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill and the patriots' retreat took place on a small peninsula north of Boston. The Americans set up their defenses on Breed's Hill. The site is built over today, but it was open country in 1775. The British advanced from Boston by boat. The Charles River was not largely filled in then as it is today, and British warships could lie between Boston and the site of the battel
