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The Battle of Bunker Hill started when the colonists learned about the British plan to occupy Dorchester Heights. The colonists were understandably shaken by this news. They thought of this as the last straw, and they had to protect their land and freedom.
Though the fighting centered around a prominence known to locals as Breedâs Hill, the clash would become immortalized as the Battle of Bunker Hill, named for Breedâs more dominant neighbor. It was an iconic moment, one of the truly enduring images from the story of Americaâs violent birth.