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  1. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved.

  2. Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775), first major battle of the American Revolution, fought in Charlestown (now part of Boston) during the Siege of Boston. Although the British eventually won the battle, it was a Pyrrhic victory that lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause.

  3. On June 17, 1775, New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. Popularly known as "The Battle of Bunker Hill," bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston.

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · The Battle of Bunker Hill was a deadly battle atop Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill in colonial Boston. A victory for the British, it also renewed Americans’ confidence.

  5. Bunker Hill. Massachusetts | Jun 17, 1775. The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army.

  6. While named after the highest hill in the area, Bunker Hill, the battle took place on Breed's Hill, the hill situated closest to the Charles River. The battle between the forces of the British Crown and those of New England lasted around two hours.

  7. The True Story of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Nathaniel Philbrick takes on one of the Revolutionary War’s most famous and least understood battles. Tony Horwitz. May 2013. John Trumball's The...

  8. Site of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Siege of Boston. With an elevation of 110 feet, Bunker Hill is one of the tallest hills near Boston. Like other hills around Boston, Bunker Hill is a drumlin, or elongated hill, formed by a retreating glacier eons ago.

  9. Battle of Bunker Hill, also known as Battle of Breed’s Hill, (June 17, 1775) First major battle of the American Revolution. Within two months after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, more than 15,000 colonial troops assembled near Boston to prevent the British army from occupying several hills around the city, including Bunker and Breed ...

  10. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the American Revolution, the war for American independence that broke out after more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and a large segment of its North American colonies.