Battle of Bunker Hill - 06/15/25

Battle of Bunker Hill

Fought in June 1775 near Boston, Massachusetts

Colonel Prescott

Led 1,200 minutemen to Bunker Hill to build fortifications

British plan

Redcoats wanted to siege Boston and take control of the city

British strategy

Attacked in waves to use up the colonists’ limited ammunition

Battle result

British took Bunker Hill but lost over 1,000 soldiers

Colonial result

Though they lost the hill, the colonists saw it as a moral victory

Aftermath

British failed to siege Boston as planned

Colonist response

Formed the Continental Army to replace militias and train real soldiers

British realization

Britain saw it would be hard to defeat the colonists

Breed’s Hill

The colonial militia built defenses there before the battle

Why it matters

Marked the first major battle of the American Revolution