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The siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. [5] In the siege, American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army commander George Washington prevented the British Army, which was garrisoned in Boston, from moving by land.
(Stationed at Beverly, Massachusetts; [2] assigned to the Main Army in New York on July 20, 1776). 16th Continental Regiment (Massachusetts). Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent. (Assigned to the Main Army in New York on July 11, 1776). 18th Continental Regiment (Massachusetts). Colonel Edmund Phinney. (Assigned to the Northern Department on August 3 ...
Established April 4, 1776. [10] Discontinued November 1779. [11] Following the British evacuation of Boston, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1776, Washington led the Continental Army (the Main Army) to New York City. He left a Continental garrison at Boston, under Major General Artemas Ward, in case the British should return. In the summer of 1776 ...
The Eastern Department was formally established on April 4, 1776 [6] when the Main Army under Washington moved from Boston to New York City. Important operations in this department included the Siege of Boston in 1775–1776 and the Battle of Rhode Island in 1779. The department was discontinued in November 1779. [7]
This is a list of militia units of the Colony and later Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1638) Cogswell's Regiment of Militia (April 19, 1775) Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia (April 20, 1775) Simonds' Regiment of Militia (1776) Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia (1776)
Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia, also known as the "1st Hampshire County Militia Regiment" and "Woodbridge's (25th) Regiment" and "The 25th Regiment of Foot".On April 20, 1775, the day immediately following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Woodbridge's regiment was formed and marched to Cambridge, Massachusetts near Boston, and participated in the siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker ...
The 13th Continental Regiment, also known as Read's Regiment, was raised April 23, 1775, as a Massachusetts militia regiment at Cambridge, Massachusetts, under Joseph Read. The regiment would join the Continental Army in June 1775. The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston, the New York Campaign and the Battle of Trenton.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation: Open to the public: yes: Condition: some batteries buried, remainder in good condition: Site history; Built: 1776, 1898–1906: Built by: Patriot forces, French Marines, United States Army: In use: 1776–1782, 1901–1947: Battles/wars: World War I World War II