Question

In the prelude to this battle, a bombardment by the Lively was called off by Samuel Graves due to irritation at having been woken up. This battle’s initial frontal assault was led by John Pitcairn, who fell and died in his son’s arms. A general in this battle refused to take a strategically important “Neck” due to his belief that his forces would prevail regardless over a “rabble.” (-5[1])The initial stages of this battle were largely obscured by smoke from fires set in (*) Charlestown. (10[2])This battle was prompted by Artemas Ward’s order to Israel Putnam (10[1])to construct (10[2])a redoubt in the aftermath (10[1])of Henry Clinton and John Burgoyne’s (-5[1])arrival. (10[1])During this battle, (10[1])forces led by William Prescott inflicted a (10[1])Pyrrhic (-5[1])victory (10[1])on Thomas Gage. For 10 points, (-5[1])name this early (10[1])Revolutionary War battle that was largely fought around Breed’s Hill. (10[3])■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: Battle of Bunker Hill [accept the Battle of Breed’s Hill before read]
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Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathersjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club67-5
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysBHSU ReFantazio8310
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Gareth ThorlaksonSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere9410
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Sean HigginsClown SenpaisBHSU Rebirth10110
Jack van NostrandRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlersas rational as the square root of two power bottoms107-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha10810
Charles HangWashUClown Squad11110
Cooper Rohjust one more half-dot bro12 Litres of Green Tea11810
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit119-5
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Northeast by Northwestern12010
Brendan BethlehemCien Años de QuizboledadGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz126-5
Zach JosephNotre DameWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?12910
Doug Simonsjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubCope is the thing with feathers13910
Jared HeYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange13910
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsBerkeley13910
Zosia MikolajczukGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczCien Años de Quizboledad1400
Claire JonesDefying SuavityCambridge14010
Agnijo BanerjeeSimple VibesLimp Franceskit14010
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Tensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken14010
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers14010
Ryan Sunnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuStanford+14010