Battle of Bunker Hill

The first first large-scale engagement of the American War of Independence was fought to control the heights dominating Boston Harbor. It occurred on June 17, 1775, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonial militias twice repulsed the British, who suffered heavy losses, but the colonists ran out of ammunition and had to retreat. Although the British won the battle, the colonial militias learned that they could fight against the regular British soldiers.

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Bunker Hill, Battle of

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