Identifier: antiqueviewsofye00star_0 (find matches)
Title: Antique views of ye towne of Boston
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Stark, James Henry
Subjects: Dwellings Historic buildings
Publisher: Boston : Published by ye Photo-electrotype engraving co. ...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ction. In the meantime the Ameri-cans at the rail fence, under Stark, maintained their ground withfirmness and intrepidity, and successfully resisted every attemptto turn their Hank. This line was nobly defended and the forcehere did a great service, for it saved the main body, who wereretreating in disorder from the redoubt, from being cut off by theenemy, and when it was perceived that the force under ColonelPrescott had left the hill, then these brave men at the fence gaveground. The whole body of Americans were now in full retreat,er< issing the brow of Bunker Hill. At this place occured the greatestslaughter. Gen. Putnam rode to the rear of the retreating troops,exclaiming, Make a stand here, we can stop them. In Godsname, foiin, and give them one shot more. It was impossible tocheck the retreat, notwithstanding reinforcements arrived. Colonel.Scammons, with a part of his regiment, and Captain Fosters art illcrycompany, reached the top of Bunker Hill, but immediately retreated
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ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. 251 with the rest, so fierce was the onslaught of the British. Thewhole body, retired over the Neck, amidst the shot from the ene-mys ships and batteries, and were met by additional troops ontheir way to the heights, who also joined in the retreat. TheBritish troops took possession with a parade of triumph the samehill that had served them for a retreat on the memorable nine-teenth of April. The Americans retreated to Winter Hill, Pros-pect Hill, and Cambridge. Both sides felt indisposed to renewthe action the following day. The loss of the peninsular damp-ened the ardor of the Americans, and the loss of men depressedthe spirits of the British. It is impossible to state the number of troops engaged on eitherside. Colonel Sweet says the number of the Americans during thebattle was fluctuating, but may be fairly estimated at three thousandfive hundred who joined in the battle and five hundred more whocovered the retreat. Gen. Putnams estimate was two thousandtwo

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