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Siege of Boston

April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776 · Boston

Result American victory

Continental Army besieges British-held Boston; ends with the British evacuation.

On the map Contemporaries

American

British

United States Continental Army under Washington

United Colonies

Province of Massachusetts Bay

Great Britain British garrison

George Washington Commander-in-Chief, Takes command of the Continental Army

Henry Knox Colonel, chief of artillery; led the expedition that brought the Ticonderoga guns to Boston

Israel Putnam military commander

Joseph Warren military commander

Artemas Ward military commander

Thomas Gage military commander

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe General, commanded the British forces in Boston from October 1775, after Gage's recall

Henry Clinton military commander

John Burgoyne military commander

Francis Smith military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 7,000–16,000

Strength: 5,000–11,000

Units

Continental Army 1st Rhode Island Regiment

British main army in North America Royal Navy North American fleet

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