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Boston Globe
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
What to know about the Battle of Bunker Hill reenactment in Gloucester this weekend
Below is the full schedule and transportation information. Saturday, June 21 The Preparation 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. — The Redoubt, Stage Fort Park Reenactors will construct fortifications resembling the redoubt on Breed's Hill using period tools. The scene will capture the urgency as troops brace for British bombardment. The redoubt will stand atop the park's main hill. The Navy approaches 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. — Half Moon Beach, Stage Fort Park Advertisement Royal Navy vessels will fill the waters of Charlestown Neck to re-create the 1775 bombardment and landings. Tall ships including the Story, Ardelle, Isabelle, and Lynx, coordinated by Maritime Gloucester, will provide a backdrop while one ship stages a simulated bombardment with powder blasts. The Landing 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Half Moon Beach, Stage Fort Park British soldiers land under fire from Colonial sharpshooters. They attempt a feint charge toward the redoubt to distract from an impending flank. A lunch break follows with chances to interact with reenactors. Civilians Under Siege & The Military on the Move 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — The Marketplace, Stage Fort Park Interpreters portraying 1770s civilians and soldiers will reenact the chaos of British-occupied Boston, including trade demos, domestic life, and civilian evacuations. Characters will represent a range of genders, races, classes, and political views. Advertisement 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. — Meet General Henry Clinton 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Asa Pollard Funeral, Frye's Regiment Arrives 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Meet Abigail Adams 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. — Meet Martha Washington 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Meet Dr. Joseph Warren 12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m. — Meet General William Howe 12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. — Meet Elizabeth Murray 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. — Meet historian Don Hagist The Flanking Attack 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. — Cressy Beach, Stage Fort Park British Grenadiers and Light Infantry attempt a shoreline flanking maneuver but are repelled by New Hampshire troops under John Stark. The Main Assault 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. — Stage Fort Park British forces launch a final assault on the redoubt and rail fence. With ammo depleted, Colonists retreat — some throwing rocks. The dramatic finale ends with General Joseph Warren's death and the British capture of the hill. Sunday, June 22 The events on Sunday will be a condensed version of the Saturday schedule, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the same locations. The abbreviated schedule for Sunday can be found on the Transportation Parking at Stage Fort Park is available for $35 cash per day, with additional satellite lots around Gloucester and free shuttle service from most, but not all locations. If you're arriving by public transit, take the Rockport-bound Newburyport/Rockport commuter rail line to West Gloucester station, where shuttles will run starting at 7:45 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. For full parking details, shuttle times, and directions, visit the Nathan Metcalf can be reached at
Epoch Times
06-05-2025
- General
- Epoch Times
Dr. Joseph Warren: Passionate Patriot
During the afternoon of June 17, 1775, the British troops had twice marched up Now came the third assault on the American redoubt. This time British general Sir Thomas Gage ordered his troops to take off their heavy packs and to attack the redoubt head-on with their bayonets. Short of ammunition, and lacking bayonets themselves, the Americans were forced to retreat. They gave up the ground they had fortified and defended, but the British were the real losers of the battle. Two hundred twenty-six of them fell to the Americans' musket fire, while another 828 were wounded, the greatest losses suffered by their army for the rest of the long war. More than 100 of these casualties were commissioned officers. In addition to their own casualties, the Americans had also suffered an additional grievous loss. Ardent patriot and long-time advocate of liberty Dr. Joseph Warren died while trying to rally the Americans during that final attack. After the battle, the British buried him in a common grave with the other colonials. Months later, when the bodies were exhumed, Paul Revere helped The Physician and the Patriot Portrait of Joseph Warren when he was a physician in Boston, by John Singleton Copley, circa 1765. Public Domain Though not as well-known today as early American founders like Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams, A farmer's son—his father died when Warren was still a boy. In 1759, he enrolled at Harvard University, taught for a brief time at Roxbury Latin School, and then took up the study of medicine, following in the footsteps of his maternal grandfather. In 1764, he married Elizabeth Hooten, who brought to their union both beauty and a large dowry. Together, they had four children before Elizabeth's untimely death in 1773. As a physician, Warren treated men like John Hancock, John Adams, and his cousin, Samuel Adams. The population of Boston was only about 16,000, which explains why he was acquainted with so many patriots known to us today. He also gave medical assistance to the poor, including slaves, and provided the newly introduced smallpox vaccination free of charge to those who sought him out for this treatment. Related Stories 4/10/2025 4/1/2025 From 1766 to 1767, in order to help pay for the French and Indian War, the British government imposed the The Warrior Joseph Warren, 1781, by John Norman. Etching and line engraving on paper. National Portrait Gallery. Public Domain By 1774, Warren had also taken a hand in building up the militias around Boston, helping to recruit men to the cause and urging them to train in case of war. The next year, when he received word that British forces intended to march from Boston into the countryside to search out and destroy the colonials' stores of gunpowder and weapons, Warren In his A Model of Heroism and Resolve Three days before the Battle of Bunker Hill, Warren was appointed second in command of the American forces. Yet when he realized that the British had landed at Charlestown and were aligning for an attack on the Americans, he threw away that commission and joined the ranks of Massachusetts men as a common soldier. When British troops on that third attack drove the colonials before them with their bayonets, Warren was attempting to rally this collection of tradesmen, farmers, and day laborers before being shot through the head. By all accounts he died a hero. Warren (R) offering to serve as a private before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Public Domain Years later, artist John Trumbull, who had witnessed the battle from afar, In his First Inaugural Address, President Ronald Reagan As we begin our celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we, too, should hold fast Joseph Warren's injunction to his listeners: 'Act worthy of yourselves.' What arts and culture topics would you like us to cover? Please email ideas or feedback to
