What was the significance of the battle of bunker hill?

What was the significance of the battle of bunker hill?
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The Battle of Bunker hill was the first major battle.it was technically a victory for Britain, but an emotional victory for the patroits because it took the british three tries to get to the hill, and only worked the third time because we ran out of ammunition
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A leak in the bottom of a bunker can empty the full bunker in 4 hrs. An inlet pump fills water at the rate of 3 litres a min. when the bunker is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the bunker is empty in 6 hrs. How many litres does the bunker field? A) 1160 litrs B) 1610 litres C) 2160 litres D) 2610 litres

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