Nov 16, 2009

Salem on History | Battle of Bunker Hill

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Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
Categories: Military History
Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, 18th Century European History
Geographical Location: Massachusetts
Date: June 17, 1775

Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the American Revolution. Result: British dislodged Americans from a redoubt on Breed’s Hill on Charlestown peninsula.

British regulars were ordered to occupy an elevated area on the Charlestown peninsula, across the river from Boston. Before the British could act, however, American forces, who had been instructed to seize Bunker Hill, instead fortified Breed’s Hill, also located on the peninsula. The commander of the American forces, Colonel William Prescott, chose Breed’s Hill because of its proximity to...

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Salem on History | Battle of Bunker Hill

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