Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 178 Swett, Samuel 1782 1866 Swett, S. (Samuel) 03031220 Who was the Commander at Bunker Hill? With Remarks on Frothingham's History of the Battle Produced by Giovanni Fini and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Who was the Commander at Bunker Hill?" by Samuel Swett is a historical account written during the mid-19th century. This work examines the command situation during the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill, focusing on the rivalry and claims of two prominent figures, General Israel Putnam and Colonel William Prescott, in relation to who led the American forces. The book is set against the backdrop of the American Revolutionary War and addresses the details and implications of military leadership in that historic conflict. In this book, Swett engages in a detailed analysis of the assertions made about the command structure of the American troops during the battle. He critiques a previous historian, Mr. Frothingham, for suggesting that Putnam was merely a volunteer and not the commanding officer. Swett argues vigorously for Putnam’s leadership role during the battle, presenting testimonies and accounts to validate his claims that Putnam was effectively in charge, especially in terms of the troops' logistics and battlefield conduct. Through extensive examination of historical documents and accounts from various military figures involved, Swett aims to clarify the often muddled historical narrative surrounding the battle and establish Putnam's rightful place in its leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 Frothingham, Richard, 1812-1880. History of the siege of Boston, and of the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill E201 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 112472 2025-09-19T05:35:48.033311 text/html 89592 2024-10-24T11:51:25 text/html 66572 2025-09-19T05:35:50.387278 application/epub+zip 64897 2025-09-19T05:35:48.581312 application/epub+zip 64896 2025-09-19T05:35:48.303296 application/epub+zip 110267 2025-09-19T05:35:52.026266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97070 2025-09-19T05:35:50.107300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97338 2022-09-21T12:43:33.750027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97091 2025-09-19T05:35:47.871297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77212 2024-10-24T11:51:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16531 2025-09-19T05:35:52.148266 application/rdf+xml 11469 2025-09-19T05:35:48.370294 image/jpeg 2814 2025-09-19T05:35:48.335285 image/jpeg 57610 2025-09-19T05:35:48.044309 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog