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Discover why the Battle of Bunker Hill outside Boston was a crossroads during the American Revolution
Learn about the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775), the first major military clash...
Video: © Civil War Trust (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Understand how Washington organized the Continental Army while besieging the British forces in Boston
Overview of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolution.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
British grenadiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill, painting by Edward Percy Moran,...
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Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill and the patriots' retreat took place on a small peninsula...
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William Howe
British Gen. William Howe, 1778.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam, undated engraving.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Bunker Hill Monument towering above the statue of Col. William Prescott, Boston.
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Bunker Hill Monument
Bunker Hill Monument, Boston.
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Washington Taking Command of the American Army at Cambridge , 1775
Washington Taking Command of the American Army at Cambridge, 1775, engraving...
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