That first act concluded with the forced evacuation of the British occupying force from Boston. The initial clashes between the British Army and the colonial militias led to the British army ...

British troops and loyalists fled Boston by ship for Canada in "disgrace" after nearly a decade of occupation that incited protest, bloodshed and then revolution, on this day in history, March 17 ...

The 11-month period between those first skirmishes and Evacuation Day was called the “Siege of Boston.” It included the legendary battle of Bunker Hill, a month after which General George ...

During the 1775-76 Siege of Boston, American patriots were trying to keep the British Army bottled up in the city and impede its resupply by sea. To protect its supply lines, the British wanted to ...

The excellent “Rebellion 1776” alludes to notable milestones in the American Revolution—the siege of Boston, the signing of the Declaration of Independence—but the real focus is on the ...

he probably arrived in Warren in 1775 among many moved from Boston when hostilities broke out following the battles in Lexington and Concord and the siege of Boston. He was counted in Warren in ...

The exhibition will be unveiled after a reception celebrating the anniversary of Evacuation Day, which commemorates the British evacuation following the nearly yearlong Siege of Boston.