William Prescott

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American military officer Continental Army officer Revolutionary War figure person

William Prescott was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for leading colonial forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American military officer → Continental Army officer → Revolutionary War figure → person →
allegiance	Thirteen Colonies → United States →
associatedWith	Pepperell, Massachusetts militia →
birthDate	1726-02-20 →
birthPlace	British America → Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
burialPlace	Pepperell, Massachusetts →
commanded	colonial forces at Breed's Hill →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	British America → United States →
deathDate	1795-10-13 →
deathPlace	Pepperell, Massachusetts → United States →
ethnicGroup	English American →
familyName	Prescott →
gender	male →
givenName	William →
hasDescendant	William H. Prescott →
historicalEra	American Revolution era → Colonial America →
knownFor	American Revolutionary War service → leading colonial forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	Continental Army → Massachusetts militia →
militaryRank	colonel →
militaryUnit	Massachusetts provincial troops →
notableQuote	"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" (traditionally attributed) →
notableWork	Leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill →
occupation	farmer → soldier →
participatedIn	Battle of Bunker Hill → Siege of Boston →
relative	William H. Prescott →
residence	Groton, Massachusetts → Pepperell, Massachusetts →
spouse	Abigail Hale Prescott →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bunker Hill →	commander
William Prescott ("William H. Prescott") →	relative