US EditionMassachusetts Commemorates 250 Years Since the Battle of Bunker Hill
MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, JUN 17 – The reenactment at Gloucester's Stage Fort Park honors a key Revolutionary War battle where British forces suffered over 1,000 casualties, nearly double colonial losses, National Park Service says.
- Massachusetts held a 250th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 2025, at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.
- The reenactment commemorated the first sustained conflict between British and colonial forces, which catalyzed the American Revolution and united the colonies.
- Events began at 8:15 A.M. with cannon fire followed by the main assault at 4:00 P.M., while about 40 descendants of soldiers returned to honor their ancestors.
- British forces suffered over 1,000 casualties compared to about 450 colonial losses, and Stephen Pearson described his personal connection as making this history “real and personal.”
- The reenactment and ceremonies highlighted the battle’s importance in shaping U.S. history and serving as an early demonstration of militia resilience against a professional army.
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Gloucester hosts 250th Battle of Bunker Hill reenactment
For the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the fighting took place in Gloucester. The seaside community brought 1775, and one of the Revolutionary War’s major battlegrounds, back to life through vignettes, battle demonstrations and even lectures. Reenactors came not only from the New England states but also from up and down the East Coast bedecked in period garb and detail. The hundreds of tightly packed tents in Gloucester’s Stage …
Gloucester commemorates 250th anniversary of the ‘great American battle,’ the Battle of Bunker Hill - Boston News, Weather, Sports
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: Battle of Bunker Hill,” says prize-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick, whose “Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution” was published in 2013. “What actually happened probably gets hazy for people outside of the Boston area, but it’s part of our collective…
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