John Trumball's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June ... to Boston for lunch at “ye olde” Union Oyster House, Philbrick reflects more personally on his historic ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

New England militia stood against the British in a brutal standoff that proved the colonies were ready to fight.

Bunker Hill Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park and a stop on the Freedom Trail. The first major battle of the American Revolution took place on Breed's Hill in June 1775 ...

During the 1775-76 Siege of Boston ... the colonials had already reinforced Bunker Hill and built a fortified defensive position, called a redoubt, on nearby Breed’s Hill.

“Bunker Hill,” written by Nathaniel Philbrick, details the events leading up to 1775’s bloody Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston. More than 200 British soldiers were killed and the battle was a ...