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BRITISH TROOPS FLEE BOSTON ON THIS DAY

On this day in history, March 17, 1776, British troops flee Boston after dramatic 11-month siege ...

On March 17, 1776, British forces were forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington’s successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks
the city from the south.

Nearly 10,000 Redcoats, thousands of loyalists left for Canada in ‘disgrace’  —  still celebrated as Evacuation Day in Boston.

 

 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – British evacuate Boston – 1776 – The Burning Platform

Evacuation Day and a Discarded British Blanket | Historical Digression

The evacuation of Boston - NYPL Digital Collections

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