During the revolutionary war at the battle of bunker hill, why was the order given "dont shoot until you see the whites of their eyes". Wouldn't it make sense to begin firing as soon as the British soldiers were in range to eliminate as many of their forces as possible before they got close enough to kill any colonial forces? I have noticed this same tactic in a few movies like lord of the rings, the second one. What is the reasoning behind this? I have no military strategy background, unless you count paintball ;) , so therefor I can not determine how this makes sense at all. The only reasoning I can determine is that they were low on ammunition and wanted to make sure they did not miss a shot.
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