Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

You are now my enemy and I am yours...

Benjamin Franklin

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

1. You are now my enemy and I am yours... Marker

Inscription. The British Army was one of the most powerful military forces of the day. Their leaders were career officers. The troops were regularly trained and well equipped. Yet, the enlisted ranks were often filled with soldiers recruited against their will -- poor and unemployed men, sometimes taken right from jail.

Most colonists who fought in this battle were not trained soldiers. They freely fought in militia units from their hometowns. The British commanders did not expect such an improvised army to perform as well as it did. Though the Americans lost this hill, they grew more unified and determined to fight for their freedom.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 42° 22.58′ N, 71° 3.65′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is on Monument Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast,

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in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Decisive Day has come on which the fate of America depends... (here, next to this marker); Bunker Hill Monument (a few steps from this marker); Colonel Richard Gridley (a few steps from this marker); Breed’s Hill (a few steps from this marker); South-East Corner of the Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); This Column Stands on Union! (within shouting distance of this marker); North-East Corner of the Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Breastwork (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

John Waller, First Lieutenant, British Army image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

2. John Waller, First Lieutenant, British Army

Nothing could be more shocking than the carnage that followed the storming of this work. We tumbled over the dead to get at the living... Nathanael Greene, Brigadier General, Rhode Island Militia I wish we could sell them another hill at the same price.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.