Transcript Second Continental Congress Statistics • About 5,400 soldiers fought – About 1,000 more Americans than British • About 400 Americans wounded • About 1,100 British wounded (50%) •

Second
Continental
Congress
Statistics
• About 5,400 soldiers fought
– About 1,000 more Americans than British
• About 400 Americans wounded
• About 1,100 British wounded (50%)
• About 2,800 Americans survived
A Strategic Location
• Overlooked Boston
• Cannons could be fired from the hill
onto the city.
Battles
• 3 battles fought
– Americans won first 2
– Americans ran out of ammunition; had to
retreat in the 3rd battle
General Israel Putnam
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their
eyes.”
Significance
• Boosted confidence of Americans
• Showed Americans able to hold their
own against British regulars