Breed's Hill Institute
Breed's Hill Institute, founded by Dan Shippey, is a non-profit historical organization based in Orange, California, that provides content about the American Revolution.[1][2] The organization, founded in 2005,[3] seeks to inform about the reasons for the revolution and to clarify historical inaccuracies.[1] More specifically, it "fosters discovery of the revolutionary ideas of the American founding through entertainment, education, and community projects."[4]
Breed's Hill[edit]
The institute is named after Breed's Hill, a hill in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where the fighting attributed to Bunker Hill was conducted.[1][5] The patriots first positioned themselves on Bunker Hill, but realized that they were at a strategic advantage by fighting on Breed's Hill, where they were closer to British positions on land and to target warships in the harbor.[6] A plaque at the Bunker Hill Monument, a National Park, mentions Breed's Hill and the National Park Service uses the hashtag #BreedsHillNotBunkerHill in some of its social media posts.[1] The discrepancy is a subject in the book Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds by Ted Reinstein, a Boston reporter.[1]
Myths[edit]
They explore topics such as what percentage of the colonists were loyal to the British government and monarchy in "The One Third Myth".[7]
See also[edit]
- Elizabeth Burgin, the subject of The Great Raid about the release of more than 200 patriot prisoners of war from prison ships in New York Harbor
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Kole, William J. (July 3, 2016). "Battle of Bunker Hill debunked". The Sun. pp. C4. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "George Washington at War: From Soldier to Commander in Chief". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Search: Breed's Hill Institute (2814756)". California Secretary of State bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Tavern Talks". Fraunces Tavern® Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Associated Press (November 18, 2018). "Bunker vs. Breed's Hill: misnamed battle sparks a social media skirmish". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ Reinstein, Ted (April 1, 2016). Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4930-2332-5.
- ^ Piecuch, Jim (September 18, 2023). Seven Myths of the American Revolution. Hackett Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64792-135-4.
Further reading[edit]
- Hammrich, Amber. "The Great Raid". The Breeds Hill Institute.
- "Siege of Boston - Sources for Further Reading". Massachusetts Historical Society.