Speaking of the siege of Boston, this took place between April 19, 1775, and March 17, 1776. It started with the Battles of ...

Archaeologists uncover a lost battlefield where young George Washington narrowly survived a friendly fire incident during the ...

Bunker Hill, a sundered church, and Patriot graves convey the Revolution’s tumult, plus lessons in Puritan design.

Throughout this week, Washington was in regular contact with John Trumbull, John Hancock, and the Continental Congress. This was primarily a time of organization and preparation for more fighting to ...

This past weekend marked the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, an important but often overlooked milestone in the American Revolution. While the initial shots fired at Lexington and ...

In mid-June 1775, as the combatants far away at Bunker Hill in Massachusetts counted their dead, the English elite — as yet unaware of the battle — were welcoming the summer with horse racing ...

As Washington arrived in New York City, the papers had more details. The Pennsylvania Post of June 27 reported, “This morning an express arrived, from the Massachusetts Bay Provincial Congress. … The ...

A Colonial soldier fires on the British during a reenactment Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Gloucester, Mass., in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

A day-long reenactment of the battle got underway Saturday morning with the seaside city of Gloucester standing in for Charlestown.

Colonial soldiers prepare to face the British during a reenactment in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Gloucester, Mass. (AP Photo ...

For the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the fighting took place in Gloucester. The seaside community brought 1775, and one of the Revolutionary War’s major battlegrounds, back to ...