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# The Battle of Bunker Hill
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-battle-of-bunker-hill-fstzsy/
- Published: 2025-11-06T22:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:25.000Z
- Description: The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_779dce9c-a268-4529-bb42-a18cf9853c17, #extra

The British plan to capture Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill on the Charlestown peninsula overlooking Boston. When the Patriots catch wind of the plan, Colonel William Prescott rushes to seize and fortify the hills. The following day on June 17th, 1775, British forces led by General William Howe assault the hastily constructed Patriot defenses, resulting in the bloodiest battle of the war.