1. The battle was mostly fought on Breeds Hill, but it was fought /about/ possession of Bunker Hill, and “Bunker Hill” has been the accepted name of the battle for over 200 years.
2. “Whites of their eyes” was definitely not first said by Jackson at New Orleans, for it occurs in accounts printed years earlier.
3. The real error, though, is saying that the Americans won the battle. They did not; the British did. However, the British casualties were considerably greater than the American casualties, and, a few months later, General Howe was unwilling to risk a similar assault on the strategic Dorchester Heights, even though his only alternative was to abandon Boston altogether. (Helpful hint: Never say, “No one could ever haul cannon up that hill.”)
1. The battle was mostly fought on Breeds Hill, but it was fought /about/ possession of Bunker Hill, and “Bunker Hill” has been the accepted name of the battle for over 200 years.
2. “Whites of their eyes” was definitely not first said by Jackson at New Orleans, for it occurs in accounts printed years earlier.
3. The real error, though, is saying that the Americans won the battle. They did not; the British did. However, the British casualties were considerably greater than the American casualties, and, a few months later, General Howe was unwilling to risk a similar assault on the strategic Dorchester Heights, even though his only alternative was to abandon Boston altogether. (Helpful hint: Never say, “No one could ever haul cannon up that hill.”)