Evacuation of Boston, 1776

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March 16, 2026

In early 1775, Boston was bitterly divided, The British
occupied the town as Patriots built fortifications, Militiamen
led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen seized cannons and other
weapons from Fort Ticonderoga, 300 miles away, The Second
Continental Congress created the Continental Army, appointing
George Washington as commander in chief, Henry Knox, a friend of
Washington, developed a plan to retrieve the Fort Ticonderoga
cannons and bring them to Boston, After several grueling months,
the cannons were delivered, As British soldiers and Washington’s
men traded fire in Boston, Patriots fortified the town. In a
major victory for the Patriots, the British negotiated the
evacuation of soldiers and loyalists from Boston, Evacuation
bolstered the Patriot cause as a just and winning one. Less than
four months later, Patriots took the extraordinarily daring step
of declaring independence from the King.

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