First, Israel Putnam led a few hundred men up the hill and British general William Howe led 2,000 British troops, Second, when the battle begin Putnam said " Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Third, when the British were at the top of the hill the Americans had used up all the gunpowder and they had to pull back, Finally, the battle was bloody with 1,000 Birtish killed or wounded and half of the Americans were killed or wounded.