bunker hill

     

On June 16, 1775 American forces didn't stop at this hill but went on to defend Breed's Hill

Trivia about bunker hill

  • More than 1000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in this June 17, 1775 battle in Massachusetts
  • Little John & his mom were witnesses to this June 17, 1775 battle
  • The British gained Charlestown Peninsula, now in Boston, by winning this June 17, 1775 battle
  • In 1825 the Marquis de Lafayette laid the cornerstone for a monument to this battle
  • On June 17, 1775, after Breed's Hill was fortified, reserve Patriot troops occupied this hill
  • In 1825, 50 years after this June 17, 1775 battle, the Marquis de Lafayette helped dedicate a monument to it
  • At the end of The Freedom Trail a granite monument on Breed's Hill marks the site of this important battle
  • It's unclear whether Israel Putnam or William Prescott commanded this June 17, 1775 battle
  • A 221-foot-high obelisk commemorating this battle stands on Breed's Hill
  • Americans lost this June 17, 1775 battle at Charlestown, Massachusetts because they ran out of ammunition
  • Americans were ordered not to fire until "you see the whites of their eyes" to save ammunition in this battle
  • 1,000 British & 450 Americans were killed or wounded at the June 1775 battle at this elevated Mass. place
  • To save ammunition during this 1775 battle, Patriots were ordered, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"