True History - Veritas Card # 20 (Red Card) - British Lose at Bunker Hill

British Lose at Bunker Hill - 1775

   "Don't shoot 'til you see the whites of their eyes' was the command for the colonists as they began to engage in battle at a place called, 'Breed's Hill' also known as 'Bunker Hill'. The American colonists had short range muskets, and to their advantage, the British were directed to go directly up the front of the hill (not a wise idea). They could have won the battle if they would have attacked the American colonists from behind. The American colonists held their ground and followed orders well. The British lost at least 40% of their men in this bloody battle.