Siege of Boston

When

19 Apr 1775 – 17 Mar 1776

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

42.36° N, 71.06° W

Description

1775 the Continental Army's siege of British-held Boston during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

1775–76 siege of the American Revolutionary War

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. 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. Both sides faced resource, supply, and personnel challenges during the siege.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolution: Two months into the colonial siege of Boston, British open fire on Breed's Hill on Charles Town Peninsula”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Kampf um Boston kommt es zur Schlacht von Bunker Hill”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “fin du siège de Boston, évacuée par les Britanniques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в ходе Американской войны за независимость британские войска эвакуировали осаждённый Бостон”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence