Question

Who told the soldiers not to fire until the enemy was close enough to see the whites of their eyes?

A) American Commander
B) British General
C) Hessian Mercanary
D) French Admiral

Answer 1

A) American General. I learned this in my s.s. class.

Answer 2

It was American Commander William Prescott who told the soldiers not to fire until the enemy was close enough to see the whites of their eyes, due mostly to the fact that the weapons his soldiers were using were highly inaccurate if fired from too far a distance.