June 17th, 2025 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was the largest Revolutionary War battle to take place in the Boston area and the bloodiest battle of the war (at least on the British side). Following the outbreak of war in April, the siege of Boston soon became a stalemate, but until Bunker Hill, British officers expected the American provincial army to evaporate the first time they came face to face with the fearsome power of the King’s army. Fought over a year before America declared independence, Bunker Hill proved this assumption wrong, with the redcoats suffering devastating casualties, even though they defeated the Americans in a pyrrhic victory. In just a few minutes, I’m going to be joined by Mike Troy, host of the American Revolution Podcast. Together, we’re going to uncover where the battle was fought and how you can find traces of the battlefield in today’s Charlestown. We’ll look at the officers and men on both sides of the battle, and what the experience of battle was like for the untested American militia soldiers, as well as the lessons that both sides learned from the carnage of June 17, 1775.

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Mike Troy and the American Revolution Podcast

Mike Troy is the host of the American Revolution Podcast, which has been taking an incredibly broad view of the Revolutionary Era since 2017. It’s a chronological look at the struggle for independence that spans the entire era, from the start of the Seven Years War, through the ratification of the US Constitution, and he shows no sign of stopping. Along with a weekly episode, now that we’re firmly in the season of 250th anniversary celebrations, there are mini-episodes at least once a week to remind us of events in the American Revolution that took place 250 years ago today.

• Listen to the American Revolution Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
• Follow the companion blog for sources and detailed reading to accompany each episode
• Listen to the original American Revolution Podcast episodes Episode 065: Provincials Occupy Bunker Hill and Episode 066: British Take Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill

• A map and description of the battle on June 17th by British officers
• A more detailed British map of the Battle of Bunker Hill
• A sketch of the burned ruins of Charlestown after the battle
• A British map showing their fortifications after taking Bunker Hill (you may need to reload the tab for it to appear correctly)
• Related episodes of HUB History
  • Episode 33: The Four Burials of Joseph Warren
  • Boston’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman (episode 163)
  • Taking Louisbourg, the Gibraltar of North America (episode 132)
  • Crossing the River Charles (episode 115)

250th anniversary commemorations

• An overview of events from the National Park Service
• June 16: 200th anniversary of the Bunker Hill Monument
• June 17: commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the battle, featuring Nathaniel Philbrick
• June 17: anniversary tour of the battlefield from Hubtown Tours
• June 21-22: battle reenactment (held in Gloucester)
• June 24: JL Bell explores whether Major John Pitcairn’s body is really in the crypt at Old North that bears his name