Answer: William Prescott was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the patriot forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Explanation: In 1774, when Massachusetts towns began forming militia companies, Prescott was commissioned to command a company and laid siege to Boston after the Battle of Concord. Prescott was then chosen to lead 1,200 men onto the Charlestown peninsula and erect defenses on Bunker Hill on the night of June 16, 1775.
