Battle of Bunker Hill

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in June 1775, demonstrating that colonial forces could mount a strong resistance against the British despite ultimately losing the ground.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Breed’s Hill ×1
The Battle of Bunker Hill ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Breed’s Hill →
belligerent	Great Britain → Province of Massachusetts Bay → United Colonies →
campaign	Boston campaign →
casualtiesBritish	over 1,000 killed and wounded →
casualtiesColonial	about 400–500 killed and wounded →
category	18th-century battle → Battles involving Great Britain → Battles involving the United States →
combatant	British Army → Continental Army → colonial militia →
commander	Henry Clinton → Israel Putnam → Joseph Warren → Thomas Gage → William Howe → William Prescott →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	Thirteen Colonies →
date	1775-06-17 →
fortifiedPosition	Breed’s Hill → Bunker Hill →
hasAftermath	encouraged formation and support of the Continental Army →
killedInAction	Joseph Warren →
memorial	Bunker Hill Monument →
memorialLocation	Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts →
month	June 1775 →
notableParticipant	James Abercrombie → John Stark → Robert Pigot →
notableQuote	“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” →
partOf	American Revolutionary War →
place	Charlestown, Massachusetts →
precededBy	Siege of Boston →
presentDayLocation	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
relatedEvent	Boston campaign →
result	British victory →
significance	boosted American morale despite tactical defeat → demonstrated that colonial forces could stand up to British regulars →
strategicOutcome	Pyrrhic victory for the British →
strengthBritish	about 2,200 troops →
strengthColonial	about 1,000–1,500 troops engaged at a time →
tacticalObjective	British attempt to dislodge colonial forces from Charlestown peninsula →
theater	Northeastern theater of the American Revolutionary War →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Revolutionary War → Boston campaign → Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → Siege of Boston →	hasPart
Israel Putnam → Israel Putnam → John Stark → William Prescott →	participatedIn
Continental Army → Minuteman companies → Patriots → United Colonies →	significantEvent
Battle of Chelsea Creek → Battles of Lexington and Concord →	followedBy
Israel Putnam → New England colonial militias →	notableEvent
Battle of Bunker Hill ("Battle of Breed’s Hill") →	alsoKnownAs
Bunker Hill Monument Association →	associatedWithEvent
Bunker Hill Monument →	commemorates
James Abercrombie →	conflict
Breed's Hill →	eventLocation
Breed's Hill →	knownFor
Bunker Hill Monument Association →	mainSubject
Pearl Street Films ("The Battle of Bunker Hill") →	notableWork
Joseph Warren →	participantIn