I Will Set Her Free or Die

Joseph Warren, the Hero of Bunker Hill

Death of Joseph Warren painting by John Trumbull

Major General Joseph Warren, one of the Sons of Liberty, died at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. According to British General Thomas Gage, his death was “worth the death of 500 men.”

Warren knew the dangers of engaging the Brits on the battlefield. He was a doctor, not a soldier. Still, Warren pressed on, consumed…