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Who won the battle of dorchester heights?
The Battle of Dorchester Heights on March 17, 1776, was a victory for the colonists.
The british were forced to evacuate boston when general washington men?
The British evacuated Boston by sea on St. Patrick's Day 1776 after an 11-month siege. And that is why, to this day, kids in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, get St. Patty's day off from school.
What forced the British to leave Boston?
The cannons from Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, captured in May 1775, were carried overland to Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston, from which they could have shelled the city. A storm caused a British counterattack to be canceled, and the British forces in Boston (who had earlier planned to leave anyway) evacuated by ship on March 17, 1776.
What are some interesting facts about the siege of Boston?
It was the opening phase of the American Revolution war. The colonial militias surrounded Boston, preventing the British from leaving by land and preventing supplies from entering by land. The siege ended when the British left by sea after canon were put in place on Dorchester Heights, overlooking the town.
Heights from which colonial forces bombarded Boston driving out the british soldiers?
The colonials bombarded the British from Imacheater Heights just East of Concord.
