To conserve ammunition during the Battle of Bunker Hill (the American Revolution).
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The Americans (rebels) had been poorly supplied with ammunition. They needed to save as much ammunition as they could. What they did use needed to be as accurate as possible. The closer the British were when they fired, the higher the kill rate.
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Colonel Prescott said this at the Bunker Hill during the American Revolution. His army had a limited amount of ammunition.
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Colonial William Prescot
Battle of Bunker Hill 1775
Colonel Prescott is important because he was a hero of The Battle of Bunker Hill. He is also known for saying don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
Colonel William Prescott
Captain Prescott (William Prescott) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary war who led the Minute Men to Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He is also known as the man who commanded his soldiers, "Do not shoot 'till you see the whites of their eyes".
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Colonial Colonel William Prescott . I suppose if you wanted to pin it on one man it could be him. He is also became widely attributed for the famous quote "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
Col. William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Colonel William Prescott is famously attributed with the line, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" This command was meant to conserve ammunition and ensure that his troops fired at close range during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. The phrase has since become emblematic of military strategy and discipline.
William Presscot was the commander in the Battle of Bunker Hill. My text book does not tell me what happened after, but I know that he told the troops to move to a nearby hill; Breed's Hill to fight the Brits. The Brits won the battle and lost over 1,000 men while the US had lost about 400 men. Will Presscot once said to his troops, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes." This quote is reputedly from Colonel William Prescott during the Revolutionary War when their gun powder was scarce. They were encouraged to conserve powder by not firing until they saw the white of their eyes.
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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