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known as the Battle of Bunker Hill
ended with the British winning,
but this lose for the Americans was
encouragement to the revolutionary
cause. In that following fall and
winter, the Continental Army led
by George Washington, struggled
to keep the British contained in
Boston. But with strategic planning
and careful analysis the Americans
decided to use artillery to capture
Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
This battle helped shift the war
into the American and changed to
