HELP 15 POINTS read the passage then answer the question
“When the enemy were landed, to the number of 2500, as we are since informed, being the light infantry and the grenadiers of the army with a compleat train of artillery, howitzers and field pieces, drawn by 200 sailors, and commanded by the most gallant and experienced officers of the last war; . . . The fire from the ships and artillery of the enemy was horrid and amazing; the first onset of the soldiers was bold and fierce, but they were received with equal courage; at length the 38th regiment gave way, and the rest recoiled. . . . The number of the King's troops killed and wounded are three times our loss. . . . [T]he ground was covered with officers. The cannon was dreadful. The King's troops began firing at a great distance, being scarce of ammunition deferred our fire.”
–Letter written by a colonial officer, 1775
Read the excerpt and answer the question below.
1.) This eyewitness account of the Battle of Bunker Hill shows that _____.
a.
the Americans were terrified and almost ran
b.
the fighting was fierce
c.
both sides lost the same number of men
d.
the British troops were cowardly
