Siege of Boston

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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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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

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Battle of Brooklyn Heights precededBy Siege of Boston
William Heath militaryConflict Siege of Boston
Dorchester Heights Monument commemorates Siege of Boston
this entity surface form: Evacuation of Boston