Identifier: illustratedbosto00unse (find matches)
Title: Illustrated Boston : the metropolis of New England containing also reviews of its principal environs
Year: 1889 (1880s)
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Publisher: New York : American Publishing and Engraving Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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l.ih>the American loss was 115 killed, 305 wounded and 32 prisoners. The Bunker Hill fiht showed that the British army was not invincible, and it was followed by increasedenthusiasm among the Americans everywhere; and in all parts George the Thirds authority was set at nought.Fifteen days after the Bunker Hill engagement General Washington arrived at Cambridge and toox commandof the patriotic nrmv, while General Howe succeeded General Gage in command of the British troops m Bos-ton W^hington besieged the city all winter, and by the middle of February the American army had in-creased to 14,000 men/ Washington was frequently urged to force a fight with the enemy, but until thesprinc he contented himself with narrowing his lines, strengthening his works, and waiting his opportunity.On the north, Boston was commanded by the peninsula of Charlcstown, and on the south by DorchesterHeWits. Since the battle at Bunker Hill the former position had been held by the British; the latter was, as
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Art Square and Dartmouth Street. yet, unoccupied. Washington resolved to tale advantage, by a strategic movement, of the enemys oversight,to seize the Heights and drive Howe oat of Boston. To distract the attention of the British, heavy cannon-ading was kept up from the American batteries for two days, and during the night of the 4th of March adetachment of Americans ascended the Heights and established a line of formidable intrenchinents and cannonfrowning upon tho city. Howe was astonished next morning when he saw how he had been out-gencralled,and that lie must either drive the Americans from the Heights or abandon tho city. He directed Lord Percyto place himself at the head of 2400 men and storm the redoubts before nightfall. It was tho anniversary ofthe Boston Massacre, and tho patriots were eager for vengeance. Percy got as far as Castle Island, when aviolent storm arose and rendered the harbor impassable all day, so that the attack could not be made.

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