Boston campaign
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The Boston campaign was the opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War, taking place primarily in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The campaign began with the Battles of Lexington and Concor
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull
A 1775 Amos Doolittle engraving depicting a bit of the action at the North Bridge in Concord
A Currier and Ives print depicting George Washington accepting the role of Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from Congress.
Washington was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal in 1790 for his first victory of the war in Boston.
Battle of Bunker Hill
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachuse
The Bunker Hill Monument
Ralph Farnham, one of the last survivors
Sketch of the Battle of Bunker Hill, printed in August 1775.