Order of Battle for the Battle of Bunker Hill

On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British were planning to send troops out from the city to fortify the unoccupied hills surrounding the city, which would give them control of Boston Harbor. In response, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill. During the night, the colonists constructed a strong redoubt on Breed's Hill, as well as smaller fortified lines across the Charlestown Peninsula.

By daybreak of June 17, the British became aware of the presence of colonial forces on the Peninsula and mounted an attack against them that day. Two assaults on the colonial positions were repulsed with significant British casualties; the third and final attack carried the redoubt after the defenders ran out of ammunition. The colonists retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, leaving the British in control of the Peninsula.

American Order of Battle
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill

British Order of Battle

Land Forces
The Battle of Bunker Hill, by Howard Pyle, 1897

Reconnaissance and Defence:

Infantry

  • (Flank Companies) 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 5th Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 10th Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 22nd Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
  • (Flank Companies) 35th Regiment of Foot (The Prince of Orange's Own Regiment)
  • 38th Regiment of Foot
  • 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot
  • 43rd Regiment of Foot
  • 47th Regiment of Foot
  • 52nd Regiment of Foot
  • 30th Regiment of Foot
  • 63rd Regiment of Foot
  • 65th Regiment of Foot
  • (Detachments) 2nd Battalion, The Royal Highland Emigrants
  • (part) Royal Marines
  • No.1 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain W. O. Huddlestone
  • No.2 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain John Lemoine
  • No.4 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain W. Houghton
  • No.5 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain Charles Wood
  • No.8 Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain Patrick Ross

The artillery during the battle included: 8 field guns, four light 12-pounder gun, four 5 1/2 inch howitzers, and four light 6-pounder guns. Troops from Copp's Hill Battery will involved in the bombardment.

View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill with the Burning of Charlestown, by Lodge

References
  • American War of Independence 1775–1783 at Land Forces of Britain, the Empire, and Commonwealth, Archived on 30 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill at British Battles.
  • Major Francis Duncan, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Compiled from Original Records, Volume I, London John Murray, Albemarle Street 1879.
  • Digby Smith & Kevin F. Kiley, An Illustrated Encylopedia of Uniforms of the American War of Independence 1775–1793, Lorenz Books. ISBN 978-0-7548-1761-1.
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  • Fred Anderson Berg, Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units: Battalions, Regiemtns, and Independent Corps, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 1972. ISBN 0-8117-0544-7.
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