NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about it: ...

GLOUCESTER — Advancing up a sun-splashed slope Saturday afternoon, hundreds of British troops mounted their third assault of the day on a cheering, resilient wall of Colonial soldiers. Twice before ...

June 17, 1775 - the Battle of Bunker Hill, a major conflict in the American Revolution. The British won, but at a great cost. And the redcoats realized that those pesky folks who call themselves ...

JUNE THE 17TH. TONIGHT ON CHRONICLE. OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE? BY THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT. THE POETRY OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY HARMONIZED BEAUTIFULLY BY CHILDREN FROM THE WARREN-PRESCOTT SCHOOL. THIS REHEARSAL ...

Tap in “Bunker Hill Charlestown” and you’ll be directed to...that other hill. To Philbrick, this enduring confusion is emblematic of the Bunker Hill story. “The whole thing’s a screw-up,” he says.