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Evacuation of Boston

Siege of Boston
Part of the American Revolutionary War
SiegeBoston.jpg
Engraving depicting the British evacuation of Boston
Date April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776
(10 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location Boston and surrounding area
42°21′47.65″N 71°3′28.27″W / 42.3632361°N 71.0578528°W / 42.3632361; -71.0578528Coordinates: 42°21′47.65″N 71°3′28.27″W / 42.3632361°N 71.0578528°W / 42.3632361; -71.0578528
Result

Strategic American victory

  • British forces evacuate Boston
Belligerents
United Colonies  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders

George Washington
Artemas Ward

Henry Knox

Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Gage
Kingdom of Great Britain Sir William Howe

Kingdom of Great Britain Sir Henry Clinton
Strength
6,000–16,000 4,000–11,000
Casualties and losses
Bunker Hill
Over 400 killed or wounded,
30 captured
Rest of siege
19 killed or wounded
Bunker Hill
1,150 killed or wounded
Rest of siege
60 killed or wounded,
35 captured

Strategic American victory

George Washington
Artemas Ward

Kingdom of Great Britain Thomas Gage
Kingdom of Great Britain Sir William Howe

The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War.New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army garrisoned in what was then the peninsular city of Boston, Massachusetts. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege. British resupply and reinforcement activities were limited to sea access. After eleven months of the siege, the British abandoned Boston by sailing to Nova Scotia.


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