🔥 CHARLESTOWN BURNING 🔥 BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

On June 17, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill raged in Charlestown, just outside Boston, Massachusetts. During the battle, American snipers were posted in the village of Charlestown where they took cover in buildings and fired upon the attacking troops.
The Americans were so successful at inflicting casualties, the British burned Charlestown to the ground. Let's take a walk around the battleground and to where Charlestown village formerly stood, to see what remains after the burning of Charlestown in 1775.
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[@blarney7777]

Love your channel, so glad I found it!

[@earlcollinsworth]

Enjoyed this so much! Thanks!

[@ltdan2809]

I can tell you are from Massachusetts because of the accent video is great keep up the great work

[@brianschilling4279]

Love your show. I'm a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and I love this show.🎉❤😮

[@Dodgerblue7381-ey3ql]

Katie, I Love all parts of American history. I have visited Yorktown, the Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Valley Forge and Kings Mountain. I remember doing a historical report on the Virginia Giant, Peter Francisco during the Bicentennial. I honestly have never thought about visiting New England. I know that is where the Revolution started but I just have never made it. I don't know if I ever will but watching your videos and your excitement is almost like being there. Thank You.

[@philipcollins5440]

What you are doing to share this history is just amazing. We didn't get any of this in high school. You are a treasure 😅

[@MrFlyrod7]

What an amazing and exciting tour. I grew up in Philadelphia where many buildings still stand. I now live by Charleston SC and find the local history here as amazing. My favorite is the Swamp Fox who rode and fought all over our area. Great stuff

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Very good educational & entertaining video. My formative years was growing up in Charlestown, off of Bunker Hill St. we movedi n 1959/ 1960. Thanks for taking me back to see many sites Ive been at when I was a youngster. Been up the Bunker hill monument a number of times. Have agood day.

[@patjohnson3100]

Very interesting. Burning of the village adds context to the Battle of Bunker Hill itself. Thanks.

[@southerntiger3107]

Are you a professor, Katie? You have excellent narrating skills, and I majored in history. I've subscribed to your channel and appreciate you keeping up the good job and sharing the upload.

[@OverlandOne]

Thank you Katie, this is very interesting. Notice how that very old cement foundation shows no cracks at all, anywhere, after 300 +years. Modern engineered refined cement shows cracks everywhere even after 25 years. Add to that Boston's cold winter freezes and summer thawing cycles, and I believe we lost something of the building arts over those years.

[@davalvideo]

Another fantastic video through the mists of time. Katie, your videos bring the past to life and place us there in the midst of history as it happened. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the American Revolution with the rest of us.

[@fredg5390]

Thank you very much for your videos. My ancestor fought at Bunker, left flank was the 8th CT. I live in WA and it is fantastic to see and listen to your detailed research. Thank you!!

[@MrDodgerfred]

How lucky you are to be in the cradle of the Revolution! In Illinois, all that’s here is Kaskaskia, and the whole original village is now under the Mississippi. I watch these to see awesome history (and storytelling) in action.

[@Mike590A1]

Can't help but wonder, what these PATRIOTS would think about the current American condition.......possibly clean and make ready their muskets?

[@m.asquino7403]

They're rolling right now!

[@marckristel1598]

Thanks again for another fantastic video.

[@ct6088]

Great video as usual!!

[@MrDrletendre]

enjoyed this video because of the details you provide, as well as your way of bringing us there with the spirits! Thank you!

[@nickskalkos7169]

Thanks for another great video, and showing us other important locations.

[@jbrown2905]

Katie: a very interesting and valuable deposit of knowledge into our cultural lineage. How about civilian casualties as a result of the burning of the village? I’d have to believe that any number of residents would have stayed with their property and belongings. How or did they fare in that episode?

[@jeffreardon3969]

Fantastic! Grew up in the suburbs and never new this about Charlestown.

[@kilcar]

A friend of mine, a contractor from South Boston, was hired to do some work on a home. Right where he worked was a cupboard door opening onto the brick wall of the 18th century home. Opening the door revealed a cannon ball embedded in the brick. Whether it was British or Patriot I never learned.

[@troykauffman3963]

Another amazing video, thank you.

[@whbrown1862]

Wonderful and informative video! Awesome work! Thank you!

[@peterlusignan792]

Great job Katie!!

[@andrewpayne6720]

Wow! That was exciting! I have been on the top of Bunker Hill and tried to imagine the battle, but you finally made it come alive to me. Thank you! I must visit again! And I did not know about the tavern foundation and layer of ashes either. Great Stuff! Can't wait for your next video!

[@AllRevolutionaryWar]

Thank you!! I have LOTS more to come on Bunker Hill, hope you’ll keep watching! 😁

[@cashenjoe1]

Great video 😊

[@michaelhebert5334]

Thank you Katie! New subscriber here. Love learning about the Revolutionary War.

[@marymoar287]

LOVED this video. So informative! I didn’t want it to end!

[@robertn2]

I am getting a different perspective of the "Battle of Bunker Hill". Our American History class never explain the reason or else we weren't paying attention. But it seems apparent that the British need that area for seaport. So, they can bring in more reinforcement and supplies. It was equally important to denied them that.

[@davidparadis490]

When in Charlestown, you should go to the Warren Tavern, opened during the revolutionary war.

[@viking7558]

I just found your channel. Really Love what you are doing! I finally was able to travel to the old Richmond KY cemetery last fall and found the grave of David Milton Crews Sr. My 6x Great Grandfather on my Mom's side. His grave is marked with a plaque by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Now I have to try to find my 7x Great Grandfathers burial site around the Old Pendelton District SC

[@StarLiteDust]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@AllRevolutionaryWar]

Thank you for watching!

[@Monster11B]

You really establish great visual references in this video. Think about Charlestown on fire. From the defenses, all the British are back lit by the fires. The cannon and mortar fire. And the attempts up the very hill you walked down. The fires assisting the redoubt in targeting the assault waves. Firing until out of ammunition and little other supplies. Your research really brings it alive for me.

[@jaywinters2483]

in WW2 there was Navy ship named Bunker Hill & a aircraft carrier named Lexington. They taught history to their kids. Now they name ships after devients.

[@m.asquino7403]

I used to be a civilian mariner for Military Sealift Command. I believe there's another ship named Bunker Hill maybe a Destroyer.

[@michaelchesny656]

Thank you for the tour.

[@bbwng54]

I fortuitously found this video that answers my question about why the British burned Charlestown during the Battle of Bunker Hill. I attended the Emerging Revolutionary War podcast about Bunker Hill but did not get an answer to my question. I saw your recent article in the Journal of the American Revoution on the "Top 10 Quotes". Thx for a very informative video.!

[@AllRevolutionaryWar]

Thank you so much for watching the video and for reading my article!

[@johnslaughter5475]

My 6th-ggrandfather was there. During the retreat he lost his great-coat. He was from that part of Bradford that is now Groveland.

[@nataliejanvrin1751]

Love you katie let truth be told ...

[@jeffp6013]

Katie Thanks for the video. I love seeing the battlefield and really love the old structures shown in the background. It would have been cool to see any of the original buildings. Do you have videos of other battlefields? You have shown the Boston area and they are great videos also.

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

Great care had to be taken loading heated shot into a cannon to ensure that the red-hot shot did not prematurely ignite the cannon's charge of black powder. A cartridge bag of gunpowder was loaded first. A double bag was used with heated shot to prevent leakage of grains of gunpowder as the bag was rammed down the cannon. Once the bag was in place, a dry wad of hay or cloth was rammed down against the bag, followed by a wad of wet hay, clay or fuller's earth. These would shield the charge from the heated shot, which was loaded next.

[@JeepWrangler1957]

This is why barrels were swabbed with water before loading

[@widetoad9255]

Cool info I never really considered how dangerous that would be to load👍

[@charlesthomas9089]

Have you ever traveled to the Southern battle fields to film? Cowpens or Kings Mountain would be a great story to tell.

[@johnhadley7715]

Nicely done Katie! Was this the line of retreat off the hills? Does the whole route spread into Boston, past Charlestown?

[@bhoran1152]

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[@edwardhuster8466]

She is such a cutie. Love that accent.

[@edwardhuster8466]

I would aced all my history test s if she was teaching them.

[@bthvideo]

Are there any first hand accounts from rebels in Charlestown proper during the battle? I was curious for example how water was taken to the redoubt.

[@AllRevolutionaryWar]

Yes, there are some really striking first hand accounts from men who fought there - I'm going to do a video on those eyewitness accounts soon! The answer as to whether the men in the redoubt had water or not is unclear. I'm inclined to think they did not. Or if they did, it was too little. I've got a reference by Peter Brown who dug the redoubt on the night of the 16th and fought there on the day of the 17th. Just a couple days after the battle, he wrote a letter to his mother, which said "We began to be almost beat out, being fatigued by our Labour, having no sleep the night before, very little to eat, no drink but rum, but what we hazzarded our lives to get, we grew faint, Thirsty, hungry and weary." The men could've attempted to access wells in the area, but leaving the redoubt would've been a risk, even before the battle started. I also have one reference somewhere that carts with water being brought to the battlefield... but... I'm a little dubious of it. The Royal Navy was raking Ctown Neck, the only land route in and out, with shot. Some men died in the crossing. I am skeptical as to whether carts were crossing the Neck. I have an account left by another man who was there saying that the men in the redoubt were "choked with dust". So my thought is that no really signficant amount of supplies (water, more ammunition) were being brought to the men in Ctown. The Battle of Bunker Hill is a really fascinating subject, for that reason and so many more. Thank you for watching!!

[@seandelaney9160]

Are those BHCC and WC diplomas on the wall there?

[@m.asquino7403]

Katie are you aware the British burned Dartmouth Village to the ground that later became...New Bedford!

[@davedodds5200]

I must question your saying that the heated shot came from British ships, as that was an extremely hazardous practice, requiring specialized ovens and was not something that was a good idea in a wooden ship. I suspect that, as illustrated by you presentation, the shots came from shore batteries firing the short distance across the watrr. Regardless, I'm very much enjoying this series and seeing th locations that I've only been able to read about here on the leftist coast. Thank you!

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

Great care had to be taken loading heated shot into a cannon to ensure that the red-hot shot did not prematurely ignite the cannon's charge of gunpowder. A cartridge bag of gunpowder was loaded first. A double bag was used with heated shot to prevent leakage of grains of gunpowder as the bag was rammed down the cannon. Once the bag was in place, a dry wad of hay or cloth was rammed down against the bag, followed by a wad of wet hay, clay or fuller's earth. These would shield the charge from the heated shot, which was loaded next. USS Constitution had a shot furnace installed for hot shot to be fired from her carronades.

[@destry5250]

LOLz. Out of all the buildings lost during the battle, its the public house that is remembered and preserved. Must be a Boston thing . . .

[@johnhadley7715]

The burning of Charlestown on the British left flank during the month of June had to have placed water at a premium. The flames of the structures burning eliminated the sniper nests - good for the Brits, but it seems better for the Colonists in that it compressed the formations at the start of that climb. I can tell you, from marching with a WW2-era M1 Garand at that time of year, it is no fun. So, the ranks had to have been slow off the line of departure, then attempting to keep dress-right and stay in formation…? It had to have been a marksman’s dream, waiting the redcoats…

[@mpojr]

The British screwed up when they burned the Three Cranes Pub that was the equivalent to what we call now in our military the NCO Club,,very bad move on the British part that got the Americans going.

[@roymcnicholas4825]

Great history but not for me Iam British 😂😂😂😂

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