In the American Revolution commemorated by America250, which June 1775 battle was fought mainly on Breed’s Hill?

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought mainly on Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775.

The battle occurred during the siege of Boston, early in the American Revolutionary War. Colonial forces secretly fortified Breed’s Hill, which stood on the Charlestown Peninsula across the water from Boston. Their position threatened the British army and harbor.

British troops attacked three times. The first two assaults were repulsed with heavy losses, but the third succeeded after the colonial defenders ran low on ammunition. Britain captured the peninsula, making the engagement a British victory, although British casualties were much higher than the American losses.

The name can cause confusion: the fighting centered on Breed’s Hill, but the battle became known as the Battle of Bunker Hill because Bunker Hill was the original objective and a nearby landmark. The engagement also became associated with the command attributed to William Prescott: “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”