{"product_id":"mbhl-20","title":"MBHL-20 - Marines  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMBHL-20 - Two British Marine Light Infantry | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis two-figure set depicts British Marine Light Infantry during the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on 17 June 1775 near Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figures represent one Marine standing and firing his musket and another kneeling while reaching for ammunition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese contrasting poses capture the activities of eighteenth-century infantrymen during sustained musket engagements, when soldiers were required to repeatedly load and fire their weapons under battlefield conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe British Marines operated as part of the Royal Navy's military establishment but were trained to undertake fighting ashore alongside regular British army units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Battle of Bunker Hill, Marine battalions participated in the repeated attacks against the American colonial defences on Breed's Hill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe American defenders, commanded by Colonel William Prescott, successfully repulsed the first two major assaults before eventually withdrawing during the third attack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe British victory came at a considerable cost, with heavy casualties among the attacking troops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMBHL-20 provides a useful addition to a British Marine firing line and can be combined with MBHL-19, MBHL-21 and the corresponding four-figure sets to recreate the fighting around the redoubt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376976322842,"sku":"MBHL-20","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/MBHL-20.jpg?v=1793964824","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/mbhl-20","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}