Valor Under Fire

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How was it that the unorganized, ragtag American militia forced King George's superior British army to be virtual prisoners on the Boston Peninsula for ten months and finally humil iated them into evacuating? One thing is for certain, the British grossly underestimated the citizen army's tenacity and resourcefulness. Follow the experiences of ten young New Hampshire men, serving under John Stark, who participated courageously in the Siege of Boston against the British. They were the unsung heroes of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Exhaustion, hunger, and dehydration did not prevent them from performing with the utmost valor and determination. Show more