The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle
of Bunker Hill was the first major conflict of the American Revolution.
Unfortunately, it did not occur on Bunker Hill. The revolutionary Committee of
Safety ordered colonial officers to seize and fortify Bunker Hill against
possible attack from British regiments attempting to control Boston Harbor. But
colonial military leaders, for reasons still unknown, entrenched instead on
Breed’s Hill, a smaller mound some two thousand feet away. The famous battle
occurred on that hill, on June 17, 1775 but the popularly became known as the
Battle of Bunker Hill. Today, Breed’s Hill, where the battle took place, is
known as Bunker Hill. The original Bunker Hill is covered with houses …….. So
now you know!
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