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  2. Siege of Boston - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of American Revolutionary War battles - Wikipedia

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    American insurgent victory: British forces raiding Concord driven back into Boston with heavy losses. [3] Siege of Boston: April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776: Massachusetts: American victory: British eventually evacuate Boston after Americans fortify Dorchester heights [4] Gunpowder Incident* April 20, 1775: Virginia

  4. Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Boston campaign - Wikipedia

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    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, Massachusetts.

  6. Battles of Lexington and Concord - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Timeline of Boston - Wikipedia

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    1776 – March 17: Siege of Boston ends; British depart. [1] [18] 1784 – Massachusetts Bank founded. ... is founded (same year as New York City and Washington, D.C.)

  8. 26th Continental Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Many of the men of Gerrish's Regiment were now members of the 26th Continental Regiment and had seen action at Bunker Hill in 1775. The newly formed regiment assisted efforts to lift the siege of Boston the following year. In early March 1776, the cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga had been moved to Boston by the heroic efforts of Henry Knox ...

  9. Fortification of Dorchester Heights - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Campaign. Conshohocken, PA: Combined Publishing. ISBN 1-58097-007-9. OCLC 42581510. French, Allen (1911). The Siege of Boston. New York: Macmillan. OCLC 3927532. Frothingham, Richard (1903). History of the Siege of Boston, and of the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill: Also an Account of the Bunker Hill Monument. Boston ...