Une histoire des États-Unis pour les écoles catholiques . succès (juin). Le Britishlost plus d'un millier d'hommes, les Américains moins de fourhundred et cinquante. Parmi les morts du côté américain noble wasthe patriot, le général Joseph Warren, commandant en chef de la milice du Massachusetts. La mort du général Warren wasthe plus grave perte dans une seule vie pendant la guerre. TheEnglish perdu de gros Pitcairn. Le Bunker Hill a inspiré les conflits américains avec cour-l'âge et de l'espoir. Ils ont appris que leurs troupes étaient égales tothose de l'armée britannique. L'anglais appris les mêmes les-fils. Ils ont été

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A history of the United States for Catholic schools . success (June). The Britishlost more than one thousand men, the Americans less than fourhundred and fifty. Among the slain on the American side wasthe noble patriot, General Joseph Warren, commander-in-chiefof the Massachusetts militia. The death of General Warren wasthe most serious loss in a single life during the war. TheEnglish lost Major Pitcairn. The Bunker Hill conflict inspired the Americans with cour-age and hope. They learned that their troops were equal tothose of the British army. The English learned the same les-son. They were astonished at the fighting qualities which the 188 A HISTORY OP THE UNITED STATES colonists displayed at the Lexington encounter and at the battleof Bunker Hill. 253. Washington in Charge of the Army. On July 2, 1775, Washington took command of tlie A)nerican army under anelm tree (which is still standing, 1914), near Harvard Univer-sity, Cambridge. The army whicli he found encamped beforeBoston was poorly clad, ill-equipped, and disorderly. IIow un-. CRAIGIE HOUSE, THE HOME OF LONGFELLOW(Washingtons Headquarters, 1775) disciplined the American recruits were may be seen from thefollowing incident: a captain asked a private to get a pail ofwater for the men. He received as answer, I shant. Itsyour turn now, captain; I got it last night. Washingtonspent the fall and winter in organizing the army. In thisdifficult task he was aided by Generals (xreene (next to Wash-ington the ablest commander in the war), Sullivan, Putnam, Gates, and others. By extraordinary^ exertions the army was FIRST PERIOD OP THE WAR 189 brought under discipline. Cannon were transported fromTiconderoga; the British stores in the Bermudas were seized;and powder was collected from all the country towns in theregion. 254. Invasion of Canada—Congress Fails to Win the Cana-dians. In order to save Boston and New York City, measureshad to be taken to prevent the British from invading NewYork from Canada by way of La

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