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 ...

The patriotic obelisk atop the hill also confuses visitors. Most don’t realize it’s the rare American monument to an American defeat. In short, the nation’s memory of Bunker Hill is mostly bunk.

Reviewed Work: History of the Siege of Boston, and of the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; Also, an Account of the Bunker Hill Monument, with Illustrative Documents by Richard ...