num_pages: 96
description: The Battle of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charlestown were the first major battles of the American Revolution. The struggle for Boston was the culmination of the events at Lexington and Concord, and after Boston there was no turning back. Colonist militia were pitted against British Redcoats in a series of struggles which led the British to evacuate Boston and to George Washington taking command of the fledgling American revolutionary army. The Battle of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charlestown were the first major battles of the American Revolution. Brendan Morrissey describes how the sparks at Lexington and Concord ignited the smouldering resentment of the Colonists into the flame of a rebellion. Colonist militia were pitted against British Redcoats in a series of struggles which led the British to evacuate Boston and to George Washington taking command of the fledgling American army. He looks at the forces the regulars of the British Army, the Royal Navy and the American militia and 'minutemen'. The opposing commanders are also examined and the book is laid out in order to clearly show each of the phases in this early part of the American War of Lexington and Concord, Bunker/Breed's Hill and the American siege of British held Boston. Finally, the author investigates the reaction in Great Britain, Europe and America to the rebel success.
language: English
title: Boston 1775: The Shot Heard Around the World
titlecomplete: Boston 1775: The Shot Heard Around the World (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
genres: Military History, American Revolutionary War, History, American History, American Revolution, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 24
series: Osprey Campaign
publisher: Praeger Pub Text