... lost 274 to death or wounded, and 25 missing. The Americans were decreased because of 88 to death or wounded. The first real battle of the American Revolution was at Bunker Hill in Massuchetts on June 17th 1775. This occurred about two months after Lexington and Concord. The British had increased their power and force in Boston and the colonists troops were ... that the British army was going to take over the hills around Boston. On June 16th, Colonel Prescott was sent out to occupy Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill is a small peninsula in the Charles River. Colonel Prescott occupied the joint l...

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... , and 73 redcoats had died in the brutal battle. News of the battles of Lexington and Concord spread swiftly. On June 16, 1775, Colonial William Prescott led 1200 minuteman up Bunker Hill. They could fire on British ship in Boston harbor. A British general spotted the Americans. He sent about 2400 redcoats to attack the rebels" position. When the battle of ... Bunker hill was over 1000 redcoats lay dead or wounded while Americans losses numbered only about 400. The Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the Revolution. It proved that the Americans could fight bravely. It also showed t...

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... appearance. Some of the original pieces are the two doors, the foundation, three of the window frames, and the raftering. Another sacred site in Boston is the Bunker Hill Monument, built to honor the Battle of Bunker Hill, on July 17, 1775. In 1842, this monument was opened to the public. The monument consists of a 295 step spiral stone staircase which provides a fantastic view ... ...

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... Concord was a great American victory. An even greater battle was fought in what is now Boston on June 17, 1775. This was the famous Battle of Bunker Hill. The English claimed victory because they took the hill they wanted. Yet the British lost a thousand men and the Americans only lost four hundred. The war was very difficult for the Americans to win. But ... plants. Some of the natural resources they mine are granite, limestone, and marble. The name Massachusetts probably comes from the word Algonkian word massa ("great"), wadchu ("hill") and set ("near"), meaning "near the great hill,...

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