At which 1775 battle did British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults, an event recalled by America250?

The Battle of Bunker Hill was the 1775 battle in which British forces captured Breed’s Hill after three assaults.

Fought on June 17, 1775, the battle occurred during the Siege of Boston. Colonial troops had fortified Breed’s Hill on the Charlestown Peninsula, despite the engagement later taking its name from nearby Bunker Hill. Most of the fighting occurred at the Breed’s Hill redoubt.

British troops attacked the colonial position three times. The first two assaults were repulsed with severe British casualties, but the third succeeded after the defenders ran short of ammunition. The colonists withdrew, leaving the British in control of the peninsula, so the battle was a British tactical victory.

The battle became famous for the traditional instruction “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” Historians debate its exact speaker and wording. The heavy British losses demonstrated that colonial forces could challenge the professional British army.