Col. William Prescott was one of the leaders of this battle on June 17, 1775
[DOC] [TLE] This Day in History June 17, 1775 | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center [PAR] Jun 17, 2016 ... On the night of June 16, 1775, Colonel William Prescott led 1,200 men to the ... 
Knowing they were short on ammunition, Colonel Stark, leader of the New ... 
nearly one third of the soldiers who participated in the battle.