Boston campaign

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campaign of the American Revolutionary War military campaign

The Boston campaign was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War in 1775–1776, during which colonial and British forces clashed around Boston, culminating in the British evacuation of the city.

Aliases (1)

American Revolution in Boston ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of the American Revolutionary War → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Boston campaign →
belligerent	Continental Army → Great Britain → Patriot militia → Province of Massachusetts Bay →
cause	tensions over British taxation and imperial policy →
combatantSide	Loyalists → Patriots →
commander	Artemas Ward → George Washington → Israel Putnam → John Stark → Joseph Warren → William Prescott →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	Great Britain → Thirteen Colonies →
dateRange	1775–1776 →
endDate	1776-03-17 →
followedBy	New York and New Jersey campaign →
hasPart	Battle of Bunker Hill → Battles of Lexington and Concord → Fortification of Dorchester Heights → Siege of Boston →
involves	British Army → Continental Army → Massachusetts militia → Royal Navy →
location	Boston → Province of Massachusetts Bay →
notableEvent	British evacuation of Boston on March 17, 1776 → appointment of George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army → arrival of Henry Knox’s artillery train from Fort Ticonderoga → fortification of Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston →
opponentCommander	Henry Clinton → John Burgoyne → Thomas Gage → William Howe →
partOf	North American theater of the American Revolutionary War →
precededBy	Intolerable Acts crisis →
primaryTheater	New England →
result	British evacuation of Boston → Patriot strategic victory →
significance	led to the end of formal British military presence in Boston → marked the opening phase of large-scale hostilities in the American Revolutionary War →
startDate	1775-04-19 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Chelsea Creek → Battles of Lexington and Concord →	partOf
Siege of Boston →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Bunker Hill →	campaign
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasPart
Bostonian Society ("American Revolution in Boston") →	hasSubject
Nathanael Greene →	participatedIn
New York and New Jersey campaign →	precededBy
Battle of Bunker Hill →	relatedEvent