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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Bunker Hill canonical	41
Bunker Hill	2
Battle of Breed’s Hill	1
The Battle of Bunker Hill	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ surface form: 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	Bunker Hill Monument ⓘ surface form: Breed’s Hill Bunker Hill Monument ⓘ surface form: Bunker Hill
hasAftermath	encouraged formation and support of the Continental Army ⓘ
killedInAction	Joseph Warren ⓘ
memorial	Bunker Hill Monument ⓘ
memorialLocation	Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ surface form: 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 Bay Colony ⓘ surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
precededBy	Siege of Boston ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: 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	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: Northeastern theater of the American Revolutionary War

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battles of Lexington and Concord → followedBy → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Minuteman companies → significantEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Siege of Boston → hasPart → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Boston campaign → hasPart → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Battle of Bunker Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Breed’s Hill

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

New England colonial militias → notableEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Bunker Hill Monument → commemorates → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Israel Putnam → notableEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Israel Putnam → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Patriots → significantEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

John Stark → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Joseph Warren → participantIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

United Colonies → significantEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

James Abercrombie → conflict → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

William Prescott → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Battle of Chelsea Creek → followedBy → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Bunker Hill Monument Association → mainSubject → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Bunker Hill Monument Association → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Breed's Hill → knownFor → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Breed's Hill → eventLocation → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Pearl Street Films → notableWork → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Battle of Bunker Hill

Old Put → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

subject surface form: Israel Putnam

Henry Dearborn → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableWork → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

British Army in North America → engagedInBattle → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" → notableWork → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

subject surface form: John Stark

New Hampshire Militia → participatedIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Warren family → associatedEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Warren family → deathPlace → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

subject surface form: Joseph Warren

British expeditionary forces in Massachusetts → notableEngagement → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) → namedAfter → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

John → participantIn → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

subject surface form: John Stark

Military history of Massachusetts → notableEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Royal Welch Fusiliers → battleHonour → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bunker Hill

Massachusetts Provincial Congress → significantEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Charlestown waterfront → near → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bunker Hill

Breeds Hill → eventLocation → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Bunker Hill, West Virginia → namedAfter → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

War of 1812 general Joseph Warren → notableEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

subject surface form: Joseph Warren

Bunker Hill area → knownFor → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

Bunker Hill area → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ