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The Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) was a major engagement in the initial phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought primarily on Breed's Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonial troops successfully defended...

The Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776) was the first major military operation of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). After the first shots were fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, American colonial militias...

Charge of the British soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775). Painting by Howard Pyle, c. 1897. The original was owned by the Delaware Art Museum but was presumed stolen in 2001.

Doctor Joseph Warren (1741-1775) was a physician from Boston, Massachusetts, who became an important political leader of the Patriot movement during the early years of the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for dispatching Paul Revere...

Sir William Howe (1729-1814) was a British military officer and politician, most notable for his role as commander-in-chief of the British army during the initial years of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Despite several significant...

The Olive Branch Petition was a letter adopted by the Second Continental Congress on 5 July 1775 and sent to King George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) in a final attempt at reconciliation in the early months of the American Revolutionary...

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...

The Battle of Bunker Hill - Watching the Fight from Copp's Hill, in Boston, 17 June 1775, wood engraving by Winslow Homer, 1875. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The death of Dr. Joseph Warren, one of Massachusetts' most influential revolutionary leaders, at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775. Oil on canvas painting by John Trumbull, 1786. Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

British soldiers attack the American position at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. Print by E. Percy Moran, 1909. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs, Washington D.C.