Boston campaign

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The Boston campaign was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War in 1775–1776, during which colonial and British forces clashed around Boston, culminating in the British evacuation of the city.

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Boston campaign canonical 11
American Revolution in Boston 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the American Revolutionary War
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Siege of Boston campaign
linked to: Siege of Boston
belligerent Continental Army
Great Britain
Patriot militia
Province of Massachusetts Bay
cause tensions over British taxation and imperial policy
combatantSide Loyalists
Patriots
commander Artemas Ward
George Washington
Israel Putnam
John Stark
Joseph Warren
William Prescott
linked to: John Parker
conflict American Revolutionary War
country Great Britain
Thirteen Colonies
dateRange 1775–1776
endDate 1776-03-17
followedBy New York and New Jersey campaign
hasPart Battle of Bunker Hill
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Fortification of Dorchester Heights
linked to: Siege of Boston

Siege of Boston
involves British Army
Continental Army
Massachusetts militia
Royal Navy
location Boston
Province of Massachusetts Bay
notableEvent British evacuation of Boston on March 17, 1776
appointment of George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
arrival of Henry Knox’s artillery train from Fort Ticonderoga
fortification of Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
opponentCommander Henry Clinton
John Burgoyne
Thomas Gage
William Howe
partOf North American theater of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Intolerable Acts crisis
linked to: Intolerable Acts
primaryTheater New England
result British evacuation of Boston
linked to: Siege of Boston

Patriot strategic victory
significance led to the end of formal British military presence in Boston
marked the opening phase of large-scale hostilities in the American Revolutionary War
startDate 1775-04-19

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Battles of Lexington and Concord partOf Boston campaign
Siege of Boston alsoKnownAs Boston campaign
Battle of Bunker Hill relatedEvent Boston campaign
Battle of Bunker Hill campaign Boston campaign
Nathanael Greene participatedIn Boston campaign
Battle of Chelsea Creek partOf Boston campaign
Bostonian Society hasSubject American Revolution in Boston
linked to: Boston campaign
Battle of Menotomy partOfCampaign Boston campaign
Rufus Putnam participantIn Boston campaign
New York campaign of 1776 precededBy Boston campaign