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    Where was The Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

    Question #19381. Asked by Dick. (May 25 02 10:34 PM)


    mk2norwich

    		The site of the Battle of Bunker Hill is in present day Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

    http://www.masshist.org/bh/
    will give you more details.

    Charlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874.

    Charlestown is located north of Boston proper on a peninsula extending southeastward between the Charles River and the Mystic River.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlestown,_Massachusetts

    [Added second reference - McG]

    May 25 02, 11:28 PM
    Senior Moments

    		The actual battle took place on the adjoining Breed's Hill on the Charleston Peninsula.

    http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/Hill/

    On June 15, 1775 the American colonists heard news that the British planned to control the Charleston peninsula between the Charles and Mystic Rivers. Bunker's and Breed's Hill on this peninsula overlooked both Boston and its harbor, thus making the hills critical vantage points.
    http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_bhil.asp

    [Added second reference - McG]

    May 26 02, 9:25 AM
    zbeckabee

    		star_gazer replies:

    Breed's Hill in Boston.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill

    ALSO see Questions #21447 & #9137:

    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question21447.html

    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question9137.html

    Jul 26 09, 7:23 PM

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