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To: cripplecreek

“Ask people where the Battle of Bunker Hill took place and I guarantee most will get it wrong.”

Breeds Hill (Charlestown, MA) - the British maps were labeled incorrectly. Plus I believe Bunker Hill originally was where the Brits thought the overnight fortifications before the battle were built.

Any cash prize? (BTW - I didn’t cheat - it’s just a fact I know. The saying is that the end result was unique in as far as a misnamed battle technically lost at the end of the day would be labeled a win and have a huge monument. Truth is the superior weaponry/training of the Royal Troops - we were all Brits then - only won because the rag tag team of patriots ran out of bullets.)


74 posted on 03/12/2011 7:04:45 PM PST by torchthemummy (The Audacity Of Truth Trumps All)
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To: torchthemummy

No cash prizes, just the satisfaction of a job well done.

Sounds like Bunker hill was involved but not heavily so. At the time they called it the battle of Breeds hill and I’m not sure why Bunker hill gained notoriety.


75 posted on 03/12/2011 7:10:00 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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