Jun 17, 2021
CHM030- The Battle of Bunker Hill
Summary:
The Revolutionary Wars most casualty producing battle for the British was not Yorktown or Trenton but took place on a hill at the Charlestown Peninsula on July 17, 1775. This episode we go over the mislabelled Battle of Bunker Hill. The lead up, events and personalities involved.
Links:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/bunker-hill
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-story-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-36721984/
Books:
The Battle of Bunker Hill
By: Scott Waldman
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Battle_of_Bunker_Hill/YjExqouBnnoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+bunker+hill&printsec=frontcover
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