The Battle at Bunkers Hill near Boston, June 17th 1775 - Die Schlacht Von Bunkers Hill Bey Boston, Am 17 Juny 1775.

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• ARTIST: John Trumbull

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving

  DATE: c.1815.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 x 15 3/4"

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Aloys Kessler.<br><br> Following the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, in Boston proper, the British found themselves surrounded by colonial forces. On the night of June 16th Colonel William Prescott, unbeknownst to the British, moved a force of 1,000 men to Breed's Hill overnight and began constructing fortifications. Despite their initial intent to fortify Bunker Hill, they ended up fortifying the slightly closer Breed's Hill due to miscommunication. The next morning the British Commander, General Thomas Gage, quickly moved to repel the colonials. A force of 2,400 soldiers attacked the colonial forces. The colonials had limited ammunition which led to Prescott ordering, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" In the end, the British one the day, but with considerable casualties. While the British technically won the battle by capturing the colonial positions, the Battle of Bunker Hill was a moral victory for the colonists.<br><br> This dramatic image captures the last of three British assaults on the colonial defenses. Leading participants in the fray, both American and British, are identifiable, among them William Howe, Henry Clinton, Israel Putnam, and William Prescott. The mortally wounded American General Joseph Warren is shown lying one the ground about to be bayonetted with the British Major John Small paring the thrust. General Israel Putnam is on the far left. British General Gage is shown in the background, sword raised and hatless. To the right stand American Lieutenant Thomas Grosvenor and a black soldier who has been identified as possibly Salem Poor or Peter Salem. <br> Abigal Adams commented on the painting, “my whole frame contracted, my blood shivered, and I felt a faintness at my heart.” <br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Some manuscript addition to title.

• CONDITION: Good condition save for surface soiling and soft crease in lower right corner. B/W

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War