All posts tagged "Battle of Bunker Hill"
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12.7K18MassachusettsBenjamin Edes, Father of the Boston Tea Party and Keeper of Its Secrets
Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party – and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated. Edes...
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6.9K16MassachusettsCaleb Haskell Begins Arnold’s Expedition to Quebec
Revolutionary War soldier Caleb Haskell must have thought Arnold’s expedition to Quebec was a good idea. He signed up for it during...
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10.3K5New HampshireThe Mysterious Death of New Hampshire’s Enoch Poor, Revolutionary War Hero
Enoch Poor went off to fight with the Continental Army in 1775, and fought in every major battle of the Revolution until...
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8.4K9New HampshireJohn Stark Runs the Gauntlet His Way, Wins Battles, Writes a Letter
Revolutionary War Gen. John Stark displayed his fighting spirit well before his heroics at the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Battle...
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6.1K2MassachusettsPeter Edes: 107 Days in Prison for Watching the Battle of Bunker Hill
Peter Edes spent 107 days in a sweltering hellhole of a prison because the British didn’t like his attitude while he watched the...
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18.9K6MassachusettsPeter Edes, Apprentice Printer, Imprisoned by the British
Peter Edes, 18, ended up in prison on June 19, 1775, after he caught the attention of the British Regulars by watching the Battle...
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