Question

Why did the British want to capture Bunker Hill?

Answer 1

THe general William Howe and his troops defeated the Americans at the fight of Bunker Hill in 1775.

Answer 2

British General William Howe lands his troops on the Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston, Massachusetts, and leads them against Breed's Hill, a fortified American position just below Bunker Hill, on this day in 1775. ... After reforming his lines, Howe attacked again, with much the same result.