Because they were running low on ammunition.
If the soldiers continued to fire at the rate they had been firing, they would quickly run out of ammo. And so, Prescott told them to hold their fire until the soldiers were closer to save ammo.
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A conservatism.
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Answer:not a question we can answer without the story so put the stiry or something
I think it's D
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