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Siege of Boston

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The Siege of Boston

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Siege of Boston

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The Continental Army Retakes Boston

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The Siege of Boston

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Henry Knox and the Siege of Boston

The Siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army, which was garrisoned in what was then the peninsular city of Boston, Massachusetts. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege. British resupply and reinforcement activities were limited to sea access. After eleven months of the siege, the British abandoned Boston by sailing to Nova Scotia.
  • Background 

  • Siege 

  • End of the siege 

  • Aftermath