The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

does not agree In all delalls Nllh ,ie 80 -
you learned 1t from your schooEbooh his'oiiea
In 115O or Whereabouts trenchmah misiaseu
from Canada to the Massachusetts bas coi'hs
and settled on a hill overlooking Boston hafno.'
His name was Monsieur Bon C0eur-hot u uiih-
cult mime to pronounce unless you happened g
be Yankee who spoke with nasal tWahS.
But most OF his nelghbors were Yankees and they
spoke thus.
The French Canadian tried hard to teach theHl
the throaty sound OF "Bang koor" But they
couldnf seem to ret It. Or else they Wonlaht !,
because they wanted to "plagne that Ganuck
All any rate, their name for MIN was Mis'ei
Bunker" NJ Bon Occur protested. II thes nuss
Angicize his fine old French name VINO hol use
the translation of II and call him Mister uoou-
heart'2 But no They wouldn't. 30 bunker
he became Bunker he remained and the mn on
which he lived and reared his family became
Hunker's Hill Thus came about the frst para
doy In the history of famous battle
Two decades after Monsieur Bon Occur. late
of Canada had resigned himself at last 70 pc
inc Mister Bunker of Boston, that city was III
a state OF siege That fact, In ITSELF was some
thing Of paradox. For the besiegers' allhoueh
thpy numbered between 5000 and 10000, were
civilians Military experts Of the time would
nrohahlv have given this Continental army ut
was MOI vet the American army but little chance
IN a pitched battle with the beseged, composer
of six ar seven thousand well-tralned and Well
eonipped British regulars commanded BY Gen.
Thomas Gage.
During the second week In June, IT'S, Colonel
Gridley of the CONTINENTAL forces planned series
OF earthworks which would strengthen the pc
sition of the besiegers around Boston, but De-
fore he could proceed with his plans, his COM
manaer-in.chief Gen ARENAS Ward, ordered
him to proceed to Bunker Hill for the con-
struction of redoubts on this emnence OF ~
feet overlooking Boston from across the oharies
river
N rho meantime Gage had noticed the men
acing heights at Dorchester anu GharlestoWl
md determined to seize them Upon learning
Of This. a force of Colonials under Col. William
Prescott forestaed the British commander ant
an .Iune 16 took up their position on Breeds
nm 6o feet high and nearer to CharlestowI
than Bunker HILL II was foolhardy thing Z
do for Breeds Hill was dangerously advanced
position within easy gun range OF boston
fact the occupation OF these heights Dack y
gharlestoDn was rash maneuyer whch ihgh
easily have proved disastrous. For II Gage ma
taken advantage Of his opportunity to NOV
heavy runs on the British warshlps at his dis
nosal and sailed them mt flood tide around Int
the Mystic river, he could have swept the nal
row neck of land which led to Cambridge Wit
ramon fire to cut off the retreat OF the Colon
ais and by landing his troops behind Bunk'
Hi, have caught the whole falriot loree IA
trap and destroyed It.
Fortunately for the cause Of liberty he was
general who had risen TO his position by p
1jtica wirepulling rather than by proved mef
Oh tile field Of battle So he passed un his 9
portnnity for an easy victory and followed
course which was to prove disastrous both
his soldiers and to the prestige Of the brfl
arms. He decided upon an immediate front
attack which General William Howe was sele
ed to lead.
This decision was made on the morning
lime II when the British discovered the Con
uentals' Notifications on Breeds lll well
vanced toward completion redoubt a
brpastwork had been erected In front Of the
and from one side Of It. extending to the Mys
river ran a rail fence which they had stuff
with hay to form a'nimsy sort Of hrenstwork
fraHf ef Bunker HILL. Immediately the Brit
frigate Lively In the Charles river opened
on these Notifications but failed to stop "
ON fhrm. -z7
The whole forenoon was taken UP In ferry