For other people named William Prescott, see William Prescott (disambiguation).
William Prescott
Statue of Colonel William Prescott in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Born
(1726-02-20)February 20, 1726 Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
October 13, 1795(1795-10-13) (aged 69) Pepperell, Massachusetts
Allegiance
Kingdom of Great Britain United States
Service/branch
Massachusetts Militia Continental Army
Years of service
1745–1786
Rank
Colonel
Battles/wars
King George's War
Siege of Louisbourg
French and Indian War
Battle of Fort Beauséjour
American Revolutionary War
Siege of Boston
Battle of Bunker Hill
New York and New Jersey campaign
Saratoga campaign
Shays' Rebellion
Colonel William Prescott's House (looking NW) in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Photographed on June 18, 1941.John Trumbull's Surrender of General Burgoyne. Prescott stands right of center wearing all brown, just behind Captain Morgan in white
William Prescott (February 20, 1726 – October 13, 1795) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the patriot forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prescott is known for his order to his soldiers, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", such that the rebel troops may shoot at the enemy at shorter ranges, and therefore more accurately and lethally, and so conserve their limited stocks of ammunition. It is debated whether Prescott or someone earlier coined this memorable saying.[1]
^Bell, J. L. "Who Said, "Don't Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes"?". Boston 1775. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
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innumerable churches, holy Moscow!", while in 1843 the American historian WilliamPrescott uses the phrase "barbaric pomp, truly Oriental" to describe the court...
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