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battle of bunker (breed's) hill
In the afternoon of July 17, 1775, weary but spirited British troops, led by commander Thomas Gage, began their march up Bunker Hill as commander Isreal Putnam's troops stood on their hastily made forts and fired upon them. As the British pushed onto the hill, the troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and eventually, the British conquered Bunker Hill. this was the first of many battles that would occur in the American Revolution and was significant by marking the start of the war.