William Prescott once said, “Don’t fire until you can see the whites of their eyes!” to save precious gunpowder (theamericanrevolution). The American Revolution was a conflict between America and Great Britain over a disagreement of the way the British treated the thirteen colonies opposing how the colonies thought they should be treated. The Americans believed they should have the same rights as Englishmen (americanhistory). It began in 1775 and ended 1783. William Prescott was a very courageous man in the American Revolution. He served in the provincial militia, he also served in the Battle of Bunker Hill , and then became the 7th Continental Regiment (theamericanrevolution).
Benjamin Prescott and Abigail Oliver had a baby born on February 20, 1726 in Groton, Massachusetts named William Prescott. He married Abigail Hale on April 13, 1758 and had a baby named William on August 19, 1762. In 1780 William Prescott went to a Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died October 13, 1795 in Pepperell, Massachusetts. His life helped him have courage to be part of a …show more content…
The British had around 2,400 men to battle against Patriots at the Boston Harbor. The Patriots lined up at the top of the hill and the British at the bottom(Edwards). In the first attack William knew he had very limited ammunition, so he told his men to let the British get closer before they started to shoot to get more accurate shots. During the second attack he found out he was not going to have enough ammunition for the third attack, so thats when he yelled “Don’t fire until you can see the whites of their eyes!”(Pavao). The British “win”, but more than 1,000 of the redcoats die. So it really was a pyrrhic victory which means the only reason British won was because the had more people than the Patriots(Edwards). This got William to be recognized for what he had done, so later on he became the 7th Continental