Show V independence DAY on this day in 1776 till the united state of america wit born borici the revolutionary war began in in 1775 and ended in 17 1783 83 in the meantime that immortal document the declaration of 0 independence was formulated and on july ath me 1776 was formally ratified rati fled and adopted it might be interesting here to call attention to the ficat battle and to the framing of 0 the document declaring the colonies to be free and late pendent states the battle took place on bunker banker hill during the night of june jtb 1775 some of the americans had thrown up solid breastworks on top of the hill when the people ot of boston and the british soldiers saw the re doubts to in the morning it li Is needless to say eay that they were surprised they were first seen from ships in the harbor which opened fire on then them but without effect the historian says the cannonading canno having failed to dislodge the americans about noon gage sent beat a body ot of about three meo mea under bowe and to 0 o carry the height by assault ilav ing ag crossed the charles river train from boston in boats they advanced up the hill under cover of fire from the ships and batteries the provincials stood firm dont one of you fire was the command of putman till you seethe see the whites of their e ayee Vs the english advanced every few yards to deliver their deep and regular volleys against the but oot not a shot replied that silence allence was more awful than the thunder of cannon when the hostile columns had bad almost reached the works the stern order fire daog with startling clearness on the air suddenly a sheet of flame broke from that low dark wall and down went the enemy rank by rank their lines continued on page live five wd conme e dar L wavered then broke and the troops S fell ell back la in disorder to the landing 40 A place there they rallied and soon A moved moved 9 I 1 1 14 4 forward again ga 1 a to j the charge 4 af and agami were dalten jacey aba c k byl the stead n ot of J the tt colonists at A this critical omen t general clinton arrived with by his exertion tile tha troops were again rala lied and andt a bir advanced to abe th j charge throwing T h ro w 1 dg aside their knap T A datil re ervent heij sold soldiers ae rat wibb axed bayonets marched 1 UY ana al badly laver the heaps of bt J their fallen comrades 1 om rades up to the in tr T inas ocly oni one volley boruck I 1 them I 1 I 1 for ibe he americana had bad fired A their last bf ammunition and r r were ire bayonets bayon ets Clubb clab ln V their their mickem they still aci W A the enemy until the order was riven given A to retreat retreats i when they retired slowly j and made good their way over f nedr at alie abee beken jj y iw alg oi of the jb jeet retreat the brave general V warren was killed the americans americana i lost in killed wounded and prig V boners while the british loss r c i nearly ape tha res result alt of t ribe bat a 6 tie was encouraging t to 0 the pro province vinc bals it KS afie the thema ln c condid eulid ea ceifie y themselves vesi and consequence conee quence in the V eyes ot of their enemies tuey they bad 0 proved to themselves and others othere that they aliey could measure weapons with the fh nd troas troup slot of europe and ad inflict the most harm in the conflict this ad dear ear azu bought act fl c fo ry through Abrought the lie exhaustion exhaust lon the amert in erl cans powder was so little satisfactory to the british government that general ga gaga ga was supers edby bep general howe this engagement known as the battle of B an was tile the first real battle ot of the ary I 1 I 1 war tola this regarding the declaration of tUi Jl I 1 independence even after the war had bad fairly be gun gua the colonies still locek looked cd fo tomana 1 der country and the first proposals of a separation were received with general ire disapproval but the conflict of arms and the obstinate refusals I 1 tures on the part ot P ari lament eave c t t impulse to a bolder pol policy icy f tola time the second continental con congress bongren yas in at philadelphia andrt and it agreed to consider definitely defina tely the question ot of lu independence dependence then it tooka took a recess ot of tour four weeks to give the dele delegate de leRate Rats a an opportunity to go back to the people and learn what was the general judgment the members returned to their seats there was no longer any doubt which course should be pursued i Az A committee ommIttee had bad absen appointed to propose a ull full dec caration la ration the committee was elected by ballot and consisted of 0 thomas jefferson john adams benjamin Fr franklin anillo roger shernan sherman and and rob kob clr jefferson and ur mr adams acted ai as subcommittee sub committee to prepare the draft and mr jefferson drew up the paper the chief merit of the document Is his bis some changes were made eniti nn the SUR sug of other members of the com and to I 1 others others in congress while it was under discussion on july 2 1776 congress adopted jad adopt opted td the resolution that these d oloff colon lei IM are and ot of right ought tolt toli free f ree aua and independent la f states fates that ibey bey are abdol absolved ved irom from all allegiance ice 6 to ta ile the british tah Cro that th ablah 11 kall 1 1 pol paiit I 1 tl I 1 cal connection between them 1 alia am the I 1 state Is and I 1 I 1 uehl tob to be e tot totally Y iff dissolved sao r ved i 1 two days daya lugat 4 late ti 64 i i congress adopted the declaration written by jefferson it ac declared eimil what were the natural rights q of all me men n larett it recited e d the a acts ts of G georg 1111 king kin of 61 great britian by which he be had aaa ab his 1 s at authority arlt y over ape the colonies and deprived them of I 1 their rights and liberties it reminded trie the I 1 world how patiently the colonies had bad borne their injuries ot of the petition pe they had bad addressed to the kenw ni hu dl aen disregarded how the a colo colonies olei had bad appealed not to the king only but to their breeb brethren re n the people of england but that ill all bad been ln vain tain therefore as the representatives re P of the united State sot Ameri cain general congress assem assem I 1 LP bl I 1 ll 11 I 1 I 1 declaration V 01 t the h e independence of f the states the declaration 1 4 was 9 re ee elved hy by the people with deru 06 stra washington caused caal ed it toba read to his soldiers akew york on the ath of july 0 the be same evening the excited pulled down a leaden statue of A go gio rge rg e air on horseback horse bac Y chic on the bowling green and it was melted into fato bullets tor for the use ot of the patriot a arlot army antill the other parts tot ot phe he country the joy was intense i |