Layers and layers of primarily felsic or intermediate-composition magma -- magma that is relatively rich in silica, sodium, aluminum, and potassium. These crystallize to form â¦ granitic rocks. These are the classic shapes of volcano that every school kid knows, known as stratovolcanoes or composite volcanoes.
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War. Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia.
Public domain image from the U.S. Army. By the end of the battle, there were estimated to be 1,154 British casualties and 441 American casualties. As a result, the Battle of Bunker Hill is often reported as an American victory, when, in fact, it was a defeat. Battle of Fort Washington.