Roving historical plaque dedicated to the “The ‘Battle’ of Adams Hill” that occurred May 9, 1861, during which only one gun ...

When Chelsea and East Boston commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution’s first naval battle this weekend, ...

New England militia stood against the British in a brutal standoff that proved the colonies were ready to fight.

The former Putnam School, now an apartment building for seniors, sits at Sciarappa and Otis streets in East Cambridge, a stone plaque embedded in its foundation wall: “Site of Fort Putnam Erected by ...

"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" The Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, June 17, 1775. Along the battle line on Breed's Hill and extending to the Mystic River, the ...

Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, United States of America, American Revolutionary War, coloured engraving from a painting by John Trumbull. Two hundred and fifty years ago, America revolted ...

The other is an illustration of American militia soldiers retaking the bridge from British troops in April 1775. Closer to Boston, the Battle of Bunker Hill is represented through a depiction of the ...

A few rounds of gunfire were exchanged on Grape Island in Hingham Bay during May 1775 ... Bunker Hill, so as to prevent the British from taking control of the hills surrounding Boston. This battle ...

"One of my favorite entries was June 17, 1775," Bulkeley said, "and it said, 'This is the day that the Regulars burned Charlestown.' That's actually the Battle of Bunker Hill." Last year ...

In 1775, a violent encounter between ... survived being shot at dawn during the Battle of Lexington, took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill and continued to serve in the Continental Army until ...

A few rounds of gunfire were exchanged on Grape Island in Hingham Bay during May 1775 ... Bunker Hill, so as to prevent the British from taking control of the hills surrounding Boston. This battle ...