Breed's Hill
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Breed's Hill is a historic site in Charlestown, Massachusetts, best known as the primary battlefield of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breed's Hill canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Breeds Hill ⓘ |
| battleRole | primary battlefield of the Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
Hills of Massachusetts ⓘ Landforms of Boston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | commemorative and residential area ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 17 June 1775 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 62 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| formerMunicipality |
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Charlestown
|
| geographicFeature | glacial drumlin ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Bunker Hill Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Boston National Historical Park ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
American Revolutionary War history
ⓘ
Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
surface form:
Charlestown
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| municipality |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
|
| namedAfter | Ebenezer Breed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deer Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlestown Peninsula
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| significance | site of early major battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | overlooked Boston and Boston Harbor in 1775 ⓘ |
| war | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Bunker Hill