The Battle of Bunker Hill - American Revoutionary War

The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 on Breed's Hill, as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War.

General Israel Putnam was in charge of the revolutionary forces, while Major-General William Howe commanded the British forces. Because most of the fighting did not occur on Bunker Hill itself, the conflict is sometimes more accurately (though more rarely) called the Battle of Breed's Hill . The colonists had previously set up positions on Bunker Hill but decided to move to Breed's Hill soon after.

The result was the British taking Breed's Hill as the American forces retreated when they ran low on ammunition. It took the British 3 charges to finally take the hill. However, one should not call it a British victory as the casualties were quite lopsided. The British suffered 800 casualties with 228 killed in the fighting.

The major implication of the Battle of Bunker Hill was that it showed the American colonists were more than willing to stand up and fight with the well trained British soldiers and gave confidence that they could be successful in those fights.