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English: A sketch of the action between the british forces and the american provincials on the heights of the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17:th of june 1775." Engraved by Jeffrys & Faden. Engraved by Jeffrys & Faden.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. [5] The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts , which was peripherally involved.
Battle of Machias: June 11–12, 1775: Massachusetts (present-day Maine) American forces capture the HM schooner Margaretta: Battle of Bunker Hill: June 17, 1775: Massachusetts: British victory: British drive American forces from the Charlestown peninsula near Boston but suffer heavy losses [7] Capture of Turtle Bay Depot* July 20, 1775: New York
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Only three men from Knowlton's company died in the battle. [3] In 1776, Knowlton was sent by General Washington during the Siege of Boston to burn any remaining buildings at the base of Bunker Hill, with orders to capture any British troops guarding the location. Knowlton accomplished his mission without firing a shot or losing a single man.
At the Battle of Bunker Hill two months later, Major Pitcairn commanded a reserve force of about 300 Marines. They landed at the south end of the Charlestown peninsula. When the first assaults failed, Pitcairn led his men up the hill toward the American position. Although already being wounded by two gunshots, he led his men through the rebel ...
Andrew McClary (1730 – June 17, 1775) [a] was an Irish soldier and major in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.McClary was born in Ulster, Ireland and came to colonial America with his parents at age sixteen where they lived on a farm in New Hampshire.