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On June 13th, the leaders of the colonial forces learned that the British were planning to send troops into Charlestown. In response, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of Col. William Prescott quickly occupied Bunker Hill on the north end of the peninsula and Breed's Hill closer to Boston. By the morning of the 16th, they had constructed a strong redoubt on Breed's Hill and other entrenchments across the peninsula. The next day, the British army under General William Howe, supported by Royal Navy warships, attacked the colonial defenses. The British troops moved up Breeds Hill in perfect battle formations. One of the commanders of the improvised garrison, William Prescott, allegedly encouraged his men to “not fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” Two assaults on the colonial positions were repulsed with significant British casualties; the third and final attack carried the position after the defenders ran out of ammunition. The colonists retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, leaving the British in control of Charlestown but still besieged in Boston. The battle was a tactical victory for the British, but it proved to be a sobering experience, involving more than twice the casualties than the Americans had incurred, including many officers. The battle demonstrated that inexperienced Continental militia could stand up to regular British army troops in battle.
When war erupted, Theodore Roosevelt was an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, but as his boss was out of the office, he immediately took action on it. After this, he sent a telegram to the admiral that if war was coming, he would take offensive action against Philippines because it was a big part of the Spain's Empire. Then a few days after that, war was started. Roosevelt did was the telegram was told and Philippines was captured showing the intense force of the U.S. over Spain.
When the actual president of the United States, <u>William McKinley</u>, died, Roosevelt take his place, he was now known as a hero.
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