AMERICAN REVOLUTION – FORT TICONDEROGA
Once the British detachment retreated to Boston, the Siege of Boston began. As the rebels continued to gather around Boston, they realized that they did not have the munitions or … Continue reading →
AMERICAN REVOLUTION- THE BOSTON SIEGE ENDS
By early March 1776, heavy cannons that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga were moved to Boston, a difficult feat engineered by Henry Knox. When the guns were placed on … Continue reading →
AMERICAN REVOLUTION – FORMATION OF THE ARMY
The Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, had received reports of the situation outside Boston when it began to meet in May 1775. In response to the confusion over command … Continue reading →