Which 1775 American Revolutionary battle was fought mainly on Breed’s Hill despite its traditional name?

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

American forces fortified Breed’s Hill on the Charlestown peninsula, across the Charles River from Boston. British troops attacked the position in a frontal assault and eventually captured the hill, but they suffered heavy casualties. The battle demonstrated that inexperienced American troops could withstand disciplined regular soldiers.

The name comes from nearby Bunker Hill, which was the intended rallying point and stood farther north. Because early reports and later tradition attached the battle to Bunker Hill, that name became standard even though most of the fighting occurred on Breed’s Hill.

The engagement was tactically a British victory because the Americans abandoned the peninsula. Strategically, however, the losses shocked British commanders and strengthened colonial confidence. The battle occurred only about two months after Lexington and Concord and while George Washington was beginning his tenure as commander in chief.