in traditional warfare. The losses experienced on the British side also helped to bolster the colonists confidence. So it came to be that the Battle of Bunker Hill would be the foundation that the colonists would look back to for the many battles that occurred during the American Revolution. The first being that the British suffered heavy losses and would no longer convinced of a victory when they went to battle the colonists. Fifty years after the battle a movement began to rise in the young United States to create a memorial to the battle atop Breed's Hill. So, the Bunker Hill Memorial Association was formed and they bought fifteen acres of land atop of Breed's Hill. Then in 1825 the cornerstone to the monument was laid. Chronology of the battle Time AMERICANS BRITISH midnight Colonists begin construction of fortifications on Breeds Hill 4am British warships fire on the newly discovered fortification 2pm American reinforcements arrive; rail fence construction Begins. British soldiers land on Moulton's point 3:30pm First battle is repulsed at the rail fence 4pm Second assault is repulsed at flashes and at redoubt 4:30pm Colonists withdraw. Final assault succeeds at redoubt 5:30pm End of battle...
