Prospect Hill. Bunker's Hill.

Prospect Hill. Bunker's Hill.

United States --History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --British forces Satires.

This handbill, [Cambridge or Watertown, Mass. : unidentified printer, 1775?] appears to be the only surviving copy of a handbill (a small printed sheet, often an advertisement, distributed by hand) that is an early example of psychological warfare used by the Americans during the Revolutionary War. It is a satiric comparison of living conditions for soldiers on both sides of the lines during the Siege of Boston, 1775-1776, printed to encourage British soldiers to desert. A separate appeal to British soldiers about to embark for America not to support the war effort is printed on the verso (the back of the sheet).

unidentified creator

Massachusetts Historical Society, www.masshist.org

circa 1775

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