On June 17, 1775, at Breed's Hill (known as Bunker Hill) near Boston, colonial militia were able to hold off British troops for two charges, but hard to retreat when they ran out of ammunition.

1775年6月17日，在距离波士顿不远的不理智山(也就是著名的邦克山)上，大陆军击退了英军的两次进攻，然而在弹尽撤退之际却遭遇困难。

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In 1775, the British Army marched to Concord with the idea of seizing the arsenal where the Colonial militia stored its weapons.

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On September 13th 1759, France's loss of its colonial territories in North America was set in motion when British redcoats scaled cliffs protecting Quebec City and defeated troops and militia loyal to Louis XV.

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