Living History
On your
next trip to Boston, make it about
more than just the Red Sox. Make sure you see some of the great historic sites,
and be sure to stop by the obelisk called the Bunker
Hill Monument,
which remembers the battle at Breed’s Hill.
It was June 17, 1775, hundreds of colonials
were dug in on the Charles Town peninsula, across the river from Boston.
General Gage and his redcoats rowed across the Charles as their guns fired upon
the small group of rebel fighters. The British were pushed back two different
times by the brave militia fighters, until finally overwhelming them. Over
1,000 British were killed and wounded.
Although
the third British assault succeeded, the battle was a great boost to the
colonials. A few weeks later, General Washington arrived in Boston
to take command of the siege of Boston,
determined to wrest control of the vital city from the crown. It took many
months, and the help of heavy artillery stolen from the British. The guns came
from the captured Fort Ticonderoga
on Lake Champlain. When Washington
turned the artillery on the British forces, it was only a matter of time until
the siege broke through.
It wasn’t until March, but finally
the British surrendered the city, and Washington
marched in triumphantly.
In 1825,
the people of Boston erected a
monument to the battle at Breed’s Hill. Today, visitors
can climb to the top of the stone pillar and get a great view of the city.
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