A history of the American nation . ng the Americansfroni their position. General Gage determined to assault theworks. The world knows the result. Hoaten back in twodesperate assaults, the British tinally captured the redoubt whenthe provincials had run out of ammunition. It was a victorydearly bought, and though the Americans were for the momentovercome by mortification, their brave resistance to disciplinedtroops was of groat moral effect. Congress had appointed a number of generals and otherofficers at the same time that Washington was made commander- * Breeds Hill, where the battle was foug
A history of the American nation . ng the Americansfroni their position. General Gage determined to assault theworks. The world knows the result. Hoaten back in twodesperate assaults, the British tinally captured the redoubt whenthe provincials had run out of ammunition. It was a victorydearly bought, and though the Americans were for the momentovercome by mortification, their brave resistance to disciplinedtroops was of groat moral effect. Congress had appointed a number of generals and otherofficers at the same time that Washington was made commander- * Breeds Hill, where the battle was fought, was in reality an extensionof Bunker Hill, and connected with it by a ridge. THE REVOLUTION—1775-1783 157 In-chief. In acklition to these warlike prei)arations, they sent onelast petition to the king asking for a redress of grievances, andthey also issued a declaration of the causes of taking up petition, of course, had no elTect upon obdurate George III,who, on the contrary, issued a proclamation against the Ameri-. /r^^
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