{"product_id":"abhl-09a","title":"ABHL-09A - 2 Minutemen  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABHL-09A - Two American Minutemen | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis two-figure set represents American colonial Minutemen during the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on 17 June 1775 near Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set depicts two Minutemen walking with their muskets, including one soldier wearing a brown coat and carrying his musket in his right hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe walking poses make these figures suitable for representing troops advancing towards defensive positions, moving along a battlefield route or assembling with other colonial militia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring June 1775, American forces established defensive earthworks on Breed's Hill overlooking Charlestown and the approaches to Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish troops launched repeated assaults against the colonial position, with the defenders successfully resisting the first two attacks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe third assault eventually succeeded after the American forces ran short of ammunition and were forced to withdraw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Battle of Bunker Hill became a significant early engagement of the American War of Independence, demonstrating the determination of colonial troops when defending prepared positions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABHL-09A can be combined with ABHL-09B and ABHL-09N to create a larger group of marching American Minutemen for a historically themed battlefield display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53376980615450,"sku":"ABHL-09A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/ABHL-09A.jpg?v=1793964824","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/abhl-09a","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}