The Defeat That Inspired a Revolution

1,000 colonial soldiers quietly marched onto the Charlestown Peninsula. Armed with muskets, picks, and shovels, they worked through the darkness to build an earthen fortress within sight of British-occupied Boston.In this episode, discover the dramatic story of the Battle of Bunker HillSites I used to make this episodeNational Park Service: The Battle of Bunker Hill National Park Service: Bunker Hill Massachusetts Historical Society: The Battle of Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston  Massachusetts Historical Society: William Prescott’s letter to John Adams  Massachusetts Historical Society: Peter Brown’s letter to his mother National Park Service: Colonel William Prescott National Park Service: The Revolutionary War Diary of Moses Sleeper