battle of bunker hill

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Definition of battle of bunker hill in English English dictionary

first major battle of the American Revolutionary War which took place on the 17th of June 1775

Important colonial victory early in the American Revolution. Two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord, more than 15,000 colonial troops assembled near Boston to prevent the British army from occupying several hills around the city. The colonists fortified Bunker Hill (originally Breed's Hill) across the Charles River from Boston. Though they withstood a cannonade from British ships in Boston Harbor on June 17, 1775, and fought off assaults by 2,300 British troops, they were eventually forced to retreat. British casualties (about 1,000) and the colonists' fierce resistance convinced the British that subduing the rebels would be difficult

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the Battle of Bunker Hill

the first main battle of the American Revolutionary War, in Boston, Massachusetts in 1775. Although the British army won the battle, the American colonists killed and wounded more than 1000 British soldiers, and proved that their army was more powerful and effective than the British expected them to be

Hyphenation

bat·tle of bunk·er Hill

Turkish pronunciation

bätıl ıv bʌngkır hîl

Pronunciation

/ˈbatəl əv ˈbəɴɢkər ˈhəl/ /ˈbætəl əv ˈbʌŋkɜr ˈhɪl/