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One of the most important battles of the American Revolution was the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was one of the earlier battles of the war. The battle was fought in Charlestown, Massachusetts on June 16, 1775. Two locations were critical to the americans during this war. These locations were Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill. Bunker Hill is the highest of the two hills, it is also the location where the americans retreated to. Breed’…

…area, but if you add up the British wounded and dead the total would be about eleven hundred people! The American dead and wounded were less than half of that. So the British actually did win the battle, by driving the Americans out of Breeds hill, but it left a heavy toll on the British army. "It was such a dear victory, another such would have ruined us," said General Henry Clinton after the battle.