Opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War
Boston campaign
Part of the American Revolutionary War
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull
Date
April 19, 1775–March 17, 1776
Location
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Result
American victory
British forces evacuate from Massachusetts
Belligerents
United Colonies
Connecticut
Massachusetts Bay
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
George Washington Artemas Ward Israel Putnam William Prescott John Thomas Henry Knox John Stark
Joseph Warren †
Thomas Gage Sir William Howe Sir Henry Clinton Samuel Graves
Thomas Graves
Strength
7,700–16,000[1]
4,000–11,000[1]
Casualties and losses
593[1]
1,505[1]
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Boston campaign 1774–1776
1774
Powder Alarm
Suffolk Resolves
1775
Lexington and Concord
Lexington Alarm
Siege of Boston
Thompson's War
Menotomy
Fairhaven
Chelsea Creek
Machias
Bunker Hill
Gloucester
Saint John
Falmouth
Charlottetown
1776
Knox artillery train
Dorchester Heights
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American Revolutionary War Campaigns and theaters
Boston
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Northern
New York and New Jersey
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Northern after Saratoga
Western
Southern
Gulf Coast
Yorktown
Naval
The Boston campaign was the opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War, taking place primarily in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The campaign began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, in which the local colonial militias interdicted a British government attempt to seize military stores and leaders in Concord, Massachusetts. The entire British expedition suffered significant casualties during a running battle back to Charlestown against an ever-growing number of militia.
Subsequently, accumulated militia forces surrounded the city of Boston, beginning the siege of Boston. The main action during the siege, the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was one of the bloodiest encounters of the war, and resulted in a Pyrrhic British victory.[2] There were also numerous skirmishes near Boston and the coastal areas of Boston, resulting in loss of life, military supplies, or both.
In July 1775, George Washington took command of the assembled militia and transformed them into a more coherent army. On March 4, 1776, the colonial army fortified Dorchester Heights with cannon capable of reaching Boston and British ships in the harbor. The siege (and the campaign) ended on March 17, 1776, with the permanent withdrawal of British forces from Boston. To this day, Boston celebrates March 17 as Evacuation Day.
^ abcdSee Battles of Lexington and Concord and siege of Boston infoboxes for details on force counts in this campaign.
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Global Information
Great Britain
Joseph Warren †
Thomas Graves