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Why did colonial troops occupy breeds hill and bunker hill north of Boston in June 1775?

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Fortification of Breed's Hill

On the night of June 16, colonial Colonel William Prescott led about 1,200 men onto the peninsula in order to set up positions from which artillery fire could be directed into Boston.
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