John Trumball's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, 17 June, 1775. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The last stop on Boston’s Freedom Trail is a shrine to the fog of war. “Breed’s ...

NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about it: ...

The Battle of Bunker Hill, 250 years ago this week, dropped the other shoe on the Thirteen Colonies’ march toward independence. In that spring of 1775, the first shots were fired with some uncertainty ...

GLOUCESTER — Advancing up a sun-splashed slope Saturday afternoon, hundreds of British troops mounted their third assault of the day on a cheering, resilient wall of Colonial soldiers. Twice before ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about ...

BILLERICA — As a light rain fell on Billerica Saturday morning, a small group gathered to commemorate the death of Asa Pollard, a lifelong Billerica resident and the first recorded casualty of the ...

In short, the nation’s memory of Bunker Hill is mostly bunk. Which makes the 1775 battle a natural topic for Nathaniel Philbrick, an author drawn to iconic and misunderstood episodes in American ...