On the 4th of March, 1776 George Washington, the
Commander-in-Chief of the American Continental Army, ordered troops
to occupy Dorchester Heights, a group of hills south of Boston
overlooking its harbour. The troops then proceeded to put in place
powerful cannons directed at the British soldiers, who had occupied
Boston since the 19th of April, 1775. After a British attack on the
defences was abandoned due to snowstorms, the British forces
departed Boston by sea on the 17th of March, ending the Siege of
Boston.
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