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May 25, 2014 · Dr. Joseph Warren died a martyr’s death in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. According to British Gen. Thomas Gage, his death was “worth the death of 500 men.”
His death, immortalized in John Trumbull 's painting, The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, galvanized the rebel forces. Warren has been memorialized in the naming of many towns, counties, streets, and other locations in the United States, by statues, and in numerous other ways.
Oct 1, 2016 · By heavens, I hope I shall die up to my knees in blood!” Dr. Joseph Warren. Death of Warren by John Trumbull. “… [ If] it appears that the only way to safety is through fields of blood, I know you will not turn your faces from our foes, but will undauntedly press forward until tyranny is trodden underfoot…” Dr. Joseph Warren, March 5, 1775.
Dec 13, 2023 · Read an excerpt from Christian Di Spigna's book, Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero.
Apr 12, 2022 · Dr. Joseph Warren, a respected physician and architect of the Revolutionary movement, was one of the most important figures in early American history—and might have gone on to lead the country had he not been killed at Bunker Hill in 1775.
Apr 15, 2024 · Warren was a member of the first three provincial congresses held in Massachusetts (1774–75), president of the third, and an active member of the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety. On June 14, 1775, he was chosen a major general, but three days later he was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Therefore, contrary to rumors that circulated at the time, Joseph Warren most likely was killed instantly at the Battle of Bunker Hill while heroically facing his enemy. Keywords: American Revolution; Battle of Bunker Hill; Joseph Warren; head injury; neurosurgical history.
