On June 17, 1775, American troops displayed their mettle in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, inflicting casualties on nearly half of the British troops dispatched to secure Breed's Hill (where most of the fighting occurred).
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The rebel army took position on Breed's Hill near Boston on June 16, 1775. They also intended to take neighboring Bunker Hill. The British, however, attacked on June 17 before these plans were completed. Although the resulting battle was for Bunker Hill, the fighting took place on Breed's Hill.
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He was supplied with the wrong cannon ball size for the big guns ... Prelude toThe Battle of Bunker Hill June 17 1775 ... Battle of Concord - April 19 1775...
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Commission for General Washington; June 17, 1775 ... SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1775 ... Dated, Philada June 17, 1775.
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"...On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. Fought during the Siege of Boston, it lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause.
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; Photo 1: A miniature showing the redoubt atop Breed's Hill and the colonists waiting for the advancing British troops, June 17, 1775. ... ¹A.J. Philpott, "'Battle of Bunker Hill:' Something New in the Realm of Realistic Art," Boston Globe, June 19, 1938.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1775 ... Dated, Philada June 17, 1775. ... It was printed in the Pennsylvania Packet, 11 December, 1775, together with the Congress pledge and list of officers of this day. At the Washington Headquarters, Morristown, New Jersey is a paper which purports to be this commission, or its earliest form.
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June 17, 1775, was an absolutely still, brilliantly clear summer's day. Viewers in Boston only half a mile away could make out the stages of the battle clearly. ... --June 18, 1775 Letter of Abigail Adams to John Adams ... 5 posted on 06/16/2005 1:17:48 PM PDT by Altair333 (Stop illegal immigration: George Allen in 2008)
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1775 : The Battle of Bunker Hill ... Today is also the anniversary of the uprising in East Germany against the Soviets in 1953. June 17 was for many years a holiday in West Germany.
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On the morning of June 17, 1775, the British troops were surprised to see the Patriots in control of Breed's Hill. Immediately, they began to attack from the sea. Then, later in the day, General William Howe led his men in an assault on ground.
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