Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill

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Harrison W. Mark
by Paul Revere
published on 18 December 2023
Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill Download Full Size Image

British cannonade destroys the town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, during the British attack on Breed's Hill (Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775). This is an annotated version of a 1775 engraving by Paul Revere, currently in an anonymous private collection.

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Revere, P. (2023, December 18). Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18275/burning-of-charlestown-during-the-battle-of-bunker/

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Revere, Paul. "Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 18, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18275/burning-of-charlestown-during-the-battle-of-bunker/.

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Revere, Paul. "Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Dec 2023. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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