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Peter Salem
The famous quote '''"Don't shoot 'till you see the whites of their eyes!"''', attributed to either General Putnam or Colonel [[William Prescott]], was from this battle.
The famous quote '''"Don't shoot 'till you see the whites of their eyes!"''', attributed to either General Putnam or Colonel [[William Prescott]], was from this battle.
==Peter Salem==
[[Peter Salem]], a former slave who joined as a soldier to become a freeman shot Major [[John Pitcairn]] at a moment when the battle seemed to be lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saintpaulrepublicans.us/blog/2013/02/03/peter-salem-hero-at-the-battle-of-bunker-hill/ |title=Peter Salem, Hero at the Battle of Bunker Hill }}</ref> This sent the British soldiers into disarray which allowed the American soldiers to re-group and ultimately win the battle.
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==See Also==
==See Also==