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During Washington's siege of Boston, the disease broke out among both Continental and British camps. Many escaped slaves who had fled to the British lines in the South likewise contracted smallpox and died. In the South, it reached Texas, and from 1778 to 1779, New Orleans was especially
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.
The 11-month siege of Boston ended when the Continental Army under the command of George Washington fortified Dorchester Heights in early March 1776 with cannons captured at Ticonderoga. British General William Howe's garrison and navy were threatened by these positions, and they were forced to decide between attack and retreat.
Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775), a Founding Father of the United States, was an American physician who was one of the most important figures in the Patriot movement in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress.
The Boston campaign was the opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War, taking place primarily in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The campaign began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, in which the local colonial militias interdicted a British government attempt to seize military stores and leaders in Concord ...
The siege of Boston 1775–1776. In the morning, Boston was surrounded by a huge militia army, numbering over 15,000, which had marched from throughout New England. [120] Unlike the Powder Alarm, the rumors of spilled blood were true, and the Revolutionary War had begun.
In a six-week siege, Texans attacked Bexar and fought from house to house for five days. After Cos surrendered, all Mexican troops in Texas were forced to retreat beyond the Rio Grande , leaving the Texans in military control. 150 Mexicans killed or wounded and 35 Texans killed or wounded.
April 19: Siege of Boston begins. June 17: Battle of Bunker Hill takes place near town. 1776 – March 17: Siege of Boston ends; British depart. [1] [18] 1784 – Massachusetts Bank founded. 1785 – Massachusetts Humane Society headquartered in Boston. [24] 1786 – Charles River Bridge built. [2] 1787 April: Fire. [2]