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The Battle of Bunker Hill is famous for the phrase, "Don't Fire until you see the Whites of their Eyes", said by Colonel William Prescott. The battle was fought on June 17, 1775. The existing monument was placed on the spot in 1842 to commemorate the battle.
Bunker Hill Monument