Commemorating Battle of Bunker Hill 1973 Series

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL ROUTE OF FORCE 14 MILE- SCALE MYSTIC RIVER BUNKER HILL BREED'S HILL- Bunker Hill 1775 by Trumbull CHARLESTOWN US Bicentennial IOc FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CHARLES RIVER BRITISH BOSTON PIRIT 02129 Commemorating Battle of 'BUNKER HLL 1975 philodelphio leetwood PHILADELPHIA'76 Official First Day Cover OHN.MA

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ROUTE OF FORCE The attack on the Yankee fortification at Bunker Hill began with an artillery barrage from British gunships laying at anchor in the Charles River. At noon, with favorable tides, 2300 Redcoats were ferried across the river from Boston. Their orders were to sweep the hill. Boston rooftops sagged with the weight of thousands of spectators who watched the incredible battle unfold. After repeated assaults by General Howe's Redcoats, and with their supplies of powder totally spent, the patriots were forced to abandon their crude fort and retreat. Although the British were the victors, Yankee morale was bolstered by the proud showing. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major contest between the American and British armies. It proved that the Yankees, in spite of hasty organization and meager training, could stand and fight effectively against a vastly superior force of professional British soldiers.