Difference between revisions of "Siege of Boston"
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| + | As noted by historians [[Richard Frothingham Jr.|Richard Frothingham]] and [[David Ramsay]], during the siege townspeople were forced to stay under the watchful eye of British guards unless they surrendered their arms and ammunition.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/historysiegebos01frotgoog History of the siege of Boston, and of the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill], by [[Richard Frothingham Jr.]], p. 95</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_History_of_the_American_Revolution_A/jNJQjkeDinoC?hl=en&pg=PA168 The History of the American Revolution], by [[David Ramsay]], p. 168</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, May 9, 2020
The Siege of Boston occurred during the beginning of the Revolutionary War, where Britain took over the city.
11 months in, Commander William Howe removed his troops from the city and stationed them in Canada.
As noted by historians Richard Frothingham and David Ramsay, during the siege townspeople were forced to stay under the watchful eye of British guards unless they surrendered their arms and ammunition.[1][2]
