Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
You are now my enemy and I am yours...
Benjamin Franklin
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
1. You are now my enemy and I am yours... Marker
Inscription.
You are now my enemy and I am yours.... Benjamin Franklin. The British Army was one of the most powerful military forces of the day. Their leaders were career officers. The troops were regularly trained and well equipped. Yet, the enlisted ranks were often filled with soldiers recruited against their will -- poor and unemployed men, sometimes taken right from jail.
Most colonists who fought in this battle were not trained soldiers. They freely fought in militia units from their hometowns. The British commanders did not expect such an improvised army to perform as well as it did. Though the Americans lost this hill, they grew more unified and determined to fight for their freedom.
The British Army was one of the most powerful military forces of the day. Their leaders were career officers. The troops were regularly trained and well equipped. Yet, the enlisted ranks were often filled with soldiers recruited against their will -- poor and unemployed men, sometimes taken right from jail.
Most colonists who fought in this battle were not trained soldiers. They freely fought in militia units from their hometowns. The British commanders did not expect such an improvised army to perform as well as it did. Though the Americans lost this hill, they grew more unified and determined to fight for their freedom.
Location. 42° 22.58′ N, 71° 3.65′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. Marker is on Monument Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Nothing could be more shocking than the carnage that followed the storming of this work. We tumbled over the dead to get at the living...
Nathanael Greene, Brigadier General, Rhode Island Militia
I wish we could sell them another hill at the same price.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
