The Continental Army Retakes Boston

American Revolution
Written By Tom Hand

The siege of Boston was the longest in our nation’s history, running from April 19, 1775, to March 17, 1776. The guns brought from Fort Ticonderoga by Colonel Henry Knox gave General George Washington what he needed to force the British to evacuate.

Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, discusses how the siege of Boston came to an end, and why it still matters today.

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