At the Battle of Bunker Hill, why did William Howe order his men to make a frontal assault in broad daylight?

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At the Battle of Bunker Hill, why did William Howe order his men to make a frontal assault in broad daylight?

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General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe born in 10th August 1729 was the son of Emanuel Howe. His Father was a well-known politician who also served as Governor of Barbados. William joined the army at the age of 17. He served British Army for the first two years in Flanders during the war of Austrian Succession.
Howe was a Parliament who fought against the Intolerable Acts. He debated forcibly to make law for the peace with American Colonies. He was against the war with Americans.
At the Battle of Bunker Hill, why did William Howe order his men to make a frontal assault in broad daylight?
 General William Howe took charge of the British army in the middle of the Siege of Boston. After this war, he lost his favor for American colonies. He stopped fighting for their defense in Parliament. He was Commander-in-Chief of British Army who during American Revolution conquered New York and Philadelphia. At the start of the war, he had a good record and he ordered his soldiers to fight openly in daylight but it was a great mistake which he paid dearly by losing streak. He failed to captive Washington during the Battle of Princeton. He was overrun by Americans most of the time. Due to the terrible loss, he lost the favor of King and people of England started talking evil about him. In his last years after retirement, he became a member of House of Commons from 1758 to 1780. He had no children and he passed away in 1914.