A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . silently waited the approach of the British, till within fifty or sixtyyards, when they poured upon them an incessant and well directed dis-charge of musketry. The British returned the fire for some time, withoutattempting to advance ; but the discharge from the
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . silently waited the approach of the British, till within fifty or sixtyyards, when they poured upon them an incessant and well directed dis-charge of musketry. The British returned the fire for some time, withoutattempting to advance ; but the discharge from the American line was soclose and so destructive, that the troops at length gave way, and fell backtowards the landing place. By the vigorous exertions of their officers,however, they were again brought to the charge; and the Americans,again reserving their fire till the troops were very near, directed it againstthem with the same deadly aim as before. Many fell: at one time, gene-ral Howe, for a few seconds, was left alone, every officer and soldier nearhim having been killed or wounded. The troops gave way a second time;but at that critical moment Sir Henry Clinton arrived from Boston, andwas very active in leading them back to a third and more successful at-tack, in which they entered the American lines with fixed bayonets. The. Battle of Bunkers Hill. colonists had nearly exhausted their powder, and hence their ^slackened. Being mostly armed with old rusty muskets, and ill providedwith bayonets, they were unprepared for a close encounter. They there-fore retreated ; and, in passing Charlestown neck, were exposed to the fire S3 658 ROOK OF THE UNITED STATES. of the Glasgow sloop of war, and two floating batteries, from which theysustained their greatest loss. The British troops had suffered so severely in the engagement, that nopursuit was ordered; and, indeed, a pursuit could have served no goodpurpose, as the main body of the American army was at a small distancebeyond
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