New York City was the only major city held by the British throughout the Revolutionary War. The British held Boston at the beginning of the war, but withdrew in March of 1776; they captured New York in September. The British captured Newport, Rhode Island, in 1776 but left in 1779, to concentrate their forces in New York. The French took over Newport and used it as their base of operations for the rest of the war. That prompted the British to withdraw from Philadelphia, which they had captured in 1777, to further reinforce their stronghold in New York.
For the British yes.
19 April 1775 - 17 March 1776
The British Government closed the port because of the Boston Tea Party.
it was to starve the british out of the new york city
The British withdrew from Boston because canon were placed on Dorchester eights, overlooking Boston. This made the British position untenable as the town could be bombarded from the heights and the British could not effectively fire back. So they withdrew.
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The British occupation of Boston was one of the beginning campaigns of the American Revolutionary war. It began in 1774 and lasted until 1776.
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The British left Boston in March 1776. They left for Canada to regroup to fight in other places including New York.
The British evacuated the city on March 17, 1776, after the patriots had fortified Dorchester Heights.
They fought back.