Siege of Boston

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battle of the American Revolutionary War military siege

The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
British occupation of Boston	2
Fortification of Dorchester Heights	2
British evacuation of Boston	1
Noble train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston	1
Siege of Boston campaign	1
siege of Boston	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Boston campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
cause	Siege of Boston self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British occupation of Boston escalation of tensions between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
commander	Artemas Ward ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ Israel Putnam ⓘ Thomas Gage ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Patriots’ Day ⓘ surface form: Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfBritishEvacuation	1776-03-17 ⓘ
endDate	1776-03-17 ⓘ
followedBy	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ Battle of Chelsea Creek ⓘ Siege of Boston self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fortification of Dorchester Heights
historicalSignificance	demonstrated effectiveness of the Continental Army in forcing British withdrawal ⓘ first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ New England colonial militias ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts militia Royal Navy ⓘ
location	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
notableCommanderOnAmericanSide	George Washington ⓘ
notableCommanderOnBritishSide	William Howe ⓘ
notableParticipant	Henry Knox ⓘ John Stark ⓘ Joseph Warren ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
partOf	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ British evacuation of Boston ⓘ
significantEvent	British evacuation on March 17, 1776 ⓘ arrival of George Washington to take command of Continental Army ⓘ placement of artillery on Dorchester Heights ⓘ
startDate	1775-04-19 ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of Boston and its harbor ⓘ force British troops to leave Boston ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ muskets ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boston campaign → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Boston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Boston campaign

Ticonderoga → artilleryUsedFor → Siege of Boston ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Ticonderoga

this entity surface form: siege of Boston

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) → artilleryUsedIn → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Boston National Historical Park → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Copp's Hill Burying Ground → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Old South Meeting House → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

this entity surface form: British occupation of Boston

Henry Knox → battle → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Siege of Boston → cause → Siege of Boston self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British occupation of Boston

Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts → conflict → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Continental Artillery → engagement → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Boston, Massachusetts → event → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Battles of Lexington and Concord → followedBy → Siege of Boston ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Boston campaign → hasPart → Siege of Boston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fortification of Dorchester Heights

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Siege of Boston → hasPart → Siege of Boston self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fortification of Dorchester Heights

Israel Putnam → notableEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

New England colonial militias → notableEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Henry Knox → notableWork → Siege of Boston ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noble train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston

Israel Putnam → participatedIn → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Old Put → participatedIn → Siege of Boston ⓘ

subject surface form: Israel Putnam

William Prescott → participatedIn → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Battle of Bunker Hill → precededBy → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Battle of Long Island → precededBy → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) → relatedEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Boston campaign → result → Siege of Boston ⓘ

this entity surface form: British evacuation of Boston

Minutemen → roleIn → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Continental Army → significantEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Patriots → significantEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Thomas Gage → significantEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

United Colonies → significantEvent → Siege of Boston ⓘ

Province of Massachusetts Bay → siteOf → Siege of Boston ⓘ