The Colonials

by Allen French, Roy Pitchford (Editor)

Learning that the British with a force of 10,000 men under Gage, Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne intended to seize Bunker Hill, overlooking Charleston, the Americans fortified the height adjoining it. Upon this the British opened fire from their ships, and then charged the works of the Americans, who, after their ammunition was exhausted, were compelled to withdraw. The story gives a good description of this action. General Joseph Warren appears. He was slain in the battle. The British lost 1,000 men against 450 Americans, killed and wounded. To capture a few more hills with such a loss would soon cost Gage his whole army. The Americans were encouraged rather than discouraged by this defeat.--From Historical Fiction, Chronologically and Historically Related, 1920This IS a public domain work. Most editions you will find are unedited OCR versions that contain frequent errors, no formatting (like bold or italicized text) and large gaps where one page ends and the next begins. This version has been restored.Brought to you by www.poorrichardsprintshop.com

406 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

Allen French (28 November 1870-1946) was a historian and children's book author who did major research on the battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolutionary War. He was a founding member and president of the Thoreau Society.

Born in Boston, French attended Harvard University for his undergraduate education.

Several of his children's books were illustrated by painter Andrew Wyeth.