BUNKER HILL, THE BATTLE OF


Meaning of BUNKER HILL, THE BATTLE OF in English

ˌBunker ˈHill, the Battle of BrE AmE

the first main battle of the ↑ American Revolutionary War , in Boston, Massachusetts in 1775. Although the British army won the battle, the American ↑ colonist s killed and wounded more than 1000 British soldiers, and proved that their army was more powerful and effective than the British expected them to be.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.