A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . oppose them, they retreated to Lexington with 16S Period v.—1775 to 17S3. some loss, the Americans firing upon them from behind walls,hedges, and buildings. Fortunately for the British, here Lord Percy met them, Avith areinforcement of nine hundred men, some marines, and twofield-pieces. Still annoyed by tlie provincials, they continuedtheir retreat to Bunkers Hill, in Charlestown, and the day follow-ing crossed over to Boston. The British lost, in killed andv/ounded, during their absence, tv/o hundred a
A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . oppose them, they retreated to Lexington with 16S Period v.—1775 to 17S3. some loss, the Americans firing upon them from behind walls,hedges, and buildings. Fortunately for the British, here Lord Percy met them, Avith areinforcement of nine hundred men, some marines, and twofield-pieces. Still annoyed by tlie provincials, they continuedtheir retreat to Bunkers Hill, in Charlestown, and the day follow-ing crossed over to Boston. The British lost, in killed andv/ounded, during their absence, tv/o hundred and loss of the Americans amounted to eighty-eight killed,wounded and missing. 28. Hostilities having commenced, it was deemedimportant to secure the fortresses of Ticonderoga andCrown Point. Accordingly, a number of volunteers fromConnecticut and Vermont, under command of Allen and Col. Benedict Arnold, marched againstTiconderoga, and, on the 10th of May, took it by sur-prise, the garrison being asleep. The fortress of CrownPoint surrendered shortly On the arrival of Allen at Ticonderoga, he demanded the fort. By what asked the commander. 1 demand it,said Allen, *• in the name of the great Jehovah, and of the con-tinental congress. The summons was instantly obeyed, andthe fort was, with its valuable stores, surrendered. WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. 169 29. The tiiking of Ticonderoga and Crown Point wassoon followed by thememor^hXe Battle of Bunkers Hill^as it is usually called, or of Breeds Hill, a high emi-nence in Charlestown, within cannon-shot of Boston,where the battle was actually fought, on the 17th of June. The evening preceding, a detachment of one thousand Americans was ordered to make an intrenchment on Bunkers Hill;but, by some mistake, they proceeded to Breeds Hill, and, by thedawn of day, had thrown up a redoubt eight rods square andfour feet high. On discovering this redoubt in the morning, the British com-menced a se
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