apr 13, 1775 - "Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes!"

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In 1774, when Massachusetts towns began forming militia companies, John Prescott was commissioned to command a company and laid siege to Boston after the Battle of Concord. Prescott was then chosen to lead 1,200 men onto the Charlestown peninsula and erect defenses on Bunker Hill on the night of June 16, 1775. Prescott is credited with uttering, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", so that the colonial troops could shoot more accurately and so conserve their limited stocks of ammunition.

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