History of the Battle of Bunker's (Breed's) Hill, on June 17, 1775, from authentic sources in print and manuscript / / by George E. Ellis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955232203321
• Autore: Ellis George Edward <1814-1894.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Scituate, MA, : Digital Scanning, Inc., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Soggetti: Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775; Massachusetts History Revolution, 1775-1783
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1895.
• Nota di contenuto: ""PREPARATIONS.""; ""THE PROVINCIAL ARMY.""; ""THE SCENE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.""; ""THE BRITISH ARMY IN BOSTON.""; ""THE COMBATANTS CONFRONTED.""; ""THE COMMANDER OF THE PROVINCIALS IN THE BATTLE.""; ""NIGHT WORK.""; ""THE DAWN AND THE CONFLICT.""; ""PREPARATIONS OF THE ENEMY.""; ""EMBARKATION AND LANDING OF THE ENEMY.""; ""A PROVINCIAL OUTWORK.""; ""THE SUSPENSE.""; ""THE FIRST ASSAULT, AND ITS REPULSE.""; ""THE SECOND ASSAULT, AND ITS REPULSE.""; ""THE THIRD ASSAULT, AND ITS SUCCESS.""; ""THE RECKONING.""; ""THE FRUITS OF THE PATRIOT STRUGGLE.""; ""NOTE.""; ""THE MONUMENT UPON BREEDâ€?S HILL.""""NAMES OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS""; ""APPROXIMATE DIVISION OF TIME AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.""
• Sommario/riassunto: The Battle of Bunker Hill On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, George E. Ellis, using original source documents and letters, creates an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Ellis explores the first hand accounts of both citizen and soldier. He provides us with the origins of the rebel soldier, elaborates on the attitude of the invading British army and the ensuing battle over the heights of Charlestown. Originally published in 1875. George Ellis (1814-1894) would become the President of The Massachusetts Historical Society, the oldest historical society in the United States, in 1887.