"Account of the Bloody Battle on Bunker Hill, an Elegiac Poem..." 1775
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This broadside dates from the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. It recounts the Battle of Bunker Hill, where American rebels repulsed two British assaults before losing their position near Boston. British victory was costly, and colonists commemorated the encouraging clash with a poem and acrostic dedicated to Joseph Warren - a leading Patriot killed in action at Bunker Hill.
This broadside dates from the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. It recounts the Battle of Bunker Hill, where American rebels repulsed two British assaults before losing their position near Boston. British victory was costly, and colonists commemorated the encouraging clash with a poem and acrostic dedicated to Joseph Warren - a leading Patriot killed in action at Bunker Hill.
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1775
Place of Creation
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
69.144.506
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 13.5 in
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