1. On the evening of June 16, about 800 Massachusetts and 200 Connecticut troops, under the command of Col. William Prescott of Massachusetts, were detached to carry out the project
2. By some error, never explained, Prescott fortified Breed's Hill, which, though nearer Boston than Bunker's, not only was lower but could be more easily surrounded by the British
3. On June 17, some 2,200 British forces under the command of Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot landed on the Charlestown Peninsula, then marched to Breed's Hill
4. As the British Army advanced in columns against the Americans, Prescott, in an effort to conserve the Americans' limited supply of ammunition, reportedly told his men, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
5. When the Redcoats were within several dozen yards, the Americans let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire, throwing the British into retreat
6. About 450 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured. The number of British killed or wounded totaled 1,054, including 89 officers