[DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Bunker Hill--Reading 2 - National Park Service [PAR] The first shots in the Battle of Bunker Hill came from the British sloop-of-war 
Lively. ... but cannon fire from the other British ships in the Charles River took 
over. ... The American colonists had repelled a major assault by the superior 
British army. ... They had won the battle, but at a terrible cost: out of 2,200 troops, 
268 British... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War Campaigns - U.S. Army Center of Military History [PAR] Jul 13, 2015 ... The Massachusetts militia immediately placed the British in Boston under siege. 
... On 17 June 2,200 troops under Maj. Gen. William Howe were ferried across to 
the isthmus and stormed the American positions on Breed's Hill. In the ensuing 
battle, incorrectly named after Bunker Hill which stands nearby,... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Bunker Hill - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of 
Boston in the early ... The colonists retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, 
leaving the British in control of the .... the river, Howe noted the large number of 
colonial troops on top of Bunker Hill. ... They lined up four deep and several 
hundred across. [DOC] [TLE] June 15, 1947 - BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL | Chicago Tribune Archive [PAR] If the British prepared for battle under many generals, the Americans carried out 
... It Is a paradox of Bunker l1ll that while the British troops were professionals 
and ... for hours before the British began to ferry 2,200 )s across the Charles river. [DOC] [TLE] Battles Fought and Brief Description of Each During the ... [PAR] 3 British soldiers and 2 Americans were killed in this battle. ... The attack was led 
by General Howe with a force of 2200 men. ... The Americans were forced to 
withdraw, Bunker Hill was in British hands, but 226 British soldiers .... end of 
Manhattan Island and Fort Lee across the river on the Palisades -- and for nearly 
a mouth... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Bunker Hill: British Earn Costly Victory Against Colonial ... [PAR] Jun 16, 2011 ... Although the British drove the Americans from the field, they ... hill to the east to 
the shore of the Mystic River, which fed into Boston Harbor. ... In the end, half of 
the occupying soldiers took part in the battle. ... It took the British nearly six hours 
to organize the assault and ferry their men across Boston Harbor,... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Bunker Hill - studylib.net [PAR] Battle of Bunker Hill by John Mackenzie  Bunker Hill was located across the river 
from Boston. From there, the ... He ferried 2,400 Redcoats across the harbor to 
attack the American rebels' position.  Slowly, the British ... Breed's Hill)? The 
exhausted British soldiers OR The American Patriots with little ammunition Why? [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: US Army in WWII: American Military History [Chapter 3] [PAR] Some nervous finger-- whether of British Regular or American militiamen is 
unknown to ... sent some 2,200 of his men under Sir William Howe directly 
against the American ... The Battle of Bunker Hill (for it was Bunker that gave its 
name to a battle ...... Washington managed to evacuate his forces across the East 
River on the... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War Illustration - Battle of Bunker Hill | Geschichte ... [PAR] The Americans lost the battle of bunker hill but kill a lot of British soldiers. ... They 
formed lines across most of the Charlestown Peninsula and where ready ...... 
General Washington Crossing The Delaware River Poster created by 
parrow1978. ..... waited until General William Howe crossed the bay with 2,200 
British soldiers. [DOC] [TLE] 1 April 19, 1775 - The Battle of Lexington and Concord May 11 ... [PAR] Through the night the American troops worked to created a ... General Howe with 
a force of 2200 men. ... The Americans were forced to withdraw, Bunker Hill was 
in British hands, but 226 .... 13, Howe began to move his army across the East 
River to Kips Bay, there he .... Ewing was to seize the ferry just south

Question: The British ferried 2,200 troops across this river to battle the Americans at Bunker Hill
Answer: the Charles River