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March 17 — St. Patrick's Day — is always a big day in Boston. But Suffolk County (which includes Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop) also celebrates Evacuation Day. It marks the day in 1776 when the last of the British military left Boston. The Redcoats had been occupying the city since April 1775, after they fled from the battles of Lexington and Concord. Gen. George Washington and his staff devised a plan to bully the British out of the city, and Boston remained in American hands throughout the rest of the Revolutionary War. 📝 Roberto Scalese/WBUR 🎥 Meghan B. Kelly/WBUR
March 17 — St. Patrick's Day — is always a big day in Boston. But Suffolk County (which includes Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop) also celebrates Evacuation Day. It marks the day in 1776 when the last of the British military left Boston. The Redcoats had been occupying the city since April 1775, after they fled from the battles of Lexington and Concord. Gen. George Washington and his staff devised a plan to bully the British out of the city, and Boston remained in American hands throughout the rest of the Revolutionary War. 📝 Roberto Scalese/WBUR 🎥 Meghan B. Kelly/WBUR
The siege ended without a final assault. After nearly eleven months of occupation, British forces under General William Howe evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776. The withdrawal followed a bold American maneuver: artillery placed on Dorchester Heights overlooking the harbor. In early March, Continental troops secretly fortified the heights overnight using cannon hauled from Fort Ticonderoga—an operation organized by Henry Knox and approved by George Washington. When the British awoke to see artillery commanding both the city and the fleet, their position had become untenable. But what followed was as important as the military movement itself. Washington forbade celebratory disorder. He issued strict orders against looting and retaliation as British troops and Loyalist civilians embarked for Halifax. Boston had endured food shortages, confiscations, and political division. Yet Washington understood that discipline would shape the legitimacy of the American cause. The Continental Army entered not as a mob, but as a governing force. An estimated 1,000 Loyalists left with the British evacuation. Their departure reminds us that civil war—because that is what this was—fractured communities as much as armies. The British evacuation of Boston marked the first major strategic success of the war. It demonstrated that coordinated logistics, artillery positioning, and controlled restraint could force imperial withdrawal without catastrophic bloodshed. The Revolution was not only won in combat. It was won in discipline. Learn more about your patriot legacy here: 👉 https://sar.org
The siege ended without a final assault. After nearly eleven months of occupation, British forces under General William Howe evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776. The withdrawal followed a bold American maneuver: artillery placed on Dorchester Heights overlooking the harbor. In early March, Continental troops secretly fortified the heights overnight using cannon hauled from Fort Ticonderoga—an operation organized by Henry Knox and approved by George Washington. When the British awoke to see artillery commanding both the city and the fleet, their position had become untenable. But what followed was as important as the military movement itself. Washington forbade celebratory disorder. He issued strict orders against looting and retaliation as British troops and Loyalist civilians embarked for Halifax. Boston had endured food shortages, confiscations, and political division. Yet Washington understood that discipline would shape the legitimacy of the American cause. The Continental Army entered not as a mob, but as a governing force. An estimated 1,000 Loyalists left with the British evacuation. Their departure reminds us that civil war—because that is what this was—fractured communities as much as armies. The British evacuation of Boston marked the first major strategic success of the war. It demonstrated that coordinated logistics, artillery positioning, and controlled restraint could force imperial withdrawal without catastrophic bloodshed. The Revolution was not only won in combat. It was won in discipline. Learn more about your patriot legacy here: 👉 https://sar.org
Why does Boston still celebrate Evacuation Day, 250 years after the British left Boston for good? Listen to the full story, as told by the MHS Reading Room Supervisor! Click the link in bio to learn more about Evacuation Day and the end of the Siege of Boston from first-hand accounts in the MHS collection. #MA250 #americanrevolution250 #evacuationday
Why does Boston still celebrate Evacuation Day, 250 years after the British left Boston for good? Listen to the full story, as told by the MHS Reading Room Supervisor! Click the link in bio to learn more about Evacuation Day and the end of the Siege of Boston from first-hand accounts in the MHS collection. #MA250 #americanrevolution250 #evacuationday
Today in the American Revolution for 2 March. 2 Mar 1776: Patriot bombardment of occupied Boston begins, eventually leading to British evacuation.
Today in the American Revolution for 2 March. 2 Mar 1776: Patriot bombardment of occupied Boston begins, eventually leading to British evacuation.
Do you know what Evacuation Day is?⁠ ⁠ It’s been conflated with St. Patrick’s Day, a certain Boston parade, and countless servings of corned beef and cabbage washed down with green beer. But Evacuation Day — another reason March 17 is of special, local significance — has enduring meaning not only for Boston and Massachusetts, but for the country as a whole.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Video by Maria Pemberton
Do you know what Evacuation Day is?⁠ ⁠ It’s been conflated with St. Patrick’s Day, a certain Boston parade, and countless servings of corned beef and cabbage washed down with green beer. But Evacuation Day — another reason March 17 is of special, local significance — has enduring meaning not only for Boston and Massachusetts, but for the country as a whole.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Video by Maria Pemberton
“Without Evacuation Day, there would be no Fourth of July.” 🇺🇸 On March 17th, Boston marked 250 years since the British evacuation of the city and a turning point that helped set the course for American independence. From the morning Mass at St. Augustine Chapel to a wreath-laying honoring Boston’s history-makers, and the procession to Dorchester Heights for the rededication of the monument, this milestone brings the past into the present. As @mayorwu reflected on this legacy, the story of March 17, 1776 reminds us what it took to get here and what it means to carry it forward. #MA250 #Massachusetts250 #EvacuationDay #BostonHistory #DorchesterHeights
“Without Evacuation Day, there would be no Fourth of July.” 🇺🇸 On March 17th, Boston marked 250 years since the British evacuation of the city and a turning point that helped set the course for American independence. From the morning Mass at St. Augustine Chapel to a wreath-laying honoring Boston’s history-makers, and the procession to Dorchester Heights for the rededication of the monument, this milestone brings the past into the present. As @mayorwu reflected on this legacy, the story of March 17, 1776 reminds us what it took to get here and what it means to carry it forward. #MA250 #Massachusetts250 #EvacuationDay #BostonHistory #DorchesterHeights
Burn it down on the way out??? ((SOUND ON)) #OTD 250 Years Ago, in the wake of the British military forces leaving Boston, the fleet of departing vessels and personnel destroyed the fort, barracks and battery on Castle Island, an island fortress just off of Dorchester neck. Merchant John Rowe recounts, "Mar. 20. They burnt the Barracks & Houses at the Castle this afternoon & destroyed everything they could on the Island & blew up the Fortifications all around it." The vessels take several days to leave the greater Boston Harbor. #bostonhistory #revolution250 #rev250 #MA250 #americanrevolution #americanhistory #colonialhistory #EvacuationDay #EvacuationDay250
Burn it down on the way out??? ((SOUND ON)) #OTD 250 Years Ago, in the wake of the British military forces leaving Boston, the fleet of departing vessels and personnel destroyed the fort, barracks and battery on Castle Island, an island fortress just off of Dorchester neck. Merchant John Rowe recounts, "Mar. 20. They burnt the Barracks & Houses at the Castle this afternoon & destroyed everything they could on the Island & blew up the Fortifications all around it." The vessels take several days to leave the greater Boston Harbor. #bostonhistory #revolution250 #rev250 #MA250 #americanrevolution #americanhistory #colonialhistory #EvacuationDay #EvacuationDay250
On this day in 1776, General George Washington forced the British to abandon Boston—marking one of the first major victories of the American Revolution. 🇺🇸 After months of siege, the Continental Army positioned artillery on Dorchester Heights, leaving the British no choice but to retreat by sea. Over 11,000 troops and loyalists fled the city. A turning point that proved the colonies could stand and win.
On this day in 1776, General George Washington forced the British to abandon Boston—marking one of the first major victories of the American Revolution. 🇺🇸 After months of siege, the Continental Army positioned artillery on Dorchester Heights, leaving the British no choice but to retreat by sea. Over 11,000 troops and loyalists fled the city. A turning point that proved the colonies could stand and win.
((SOUND ON)) #OTD 250 Years Ago the British forces and scores of loyalists leave the town of Boston! Although a British colony, occupying forces had entered into the city seven and a half years prior in October 1768 with the intent to quell the colonists' riotous behavior and outward opposition to parliamentary taxation and over bearing regulations. Over the years of occupation tension led to the Boston Massacre on King Street, the Boston Tea Party at Griffin's Wharf, The closure of Boston's Port, Colonel Leslie's Retreat from Salem, and the start of the American Revolutionary War with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Following the colonist's defeat at Charlestown with the Battle of Breed's / Bunker's Hill, General George Washington was desperate to turn the tide on the British Siege of Boston. Several tons of artillery Cannon were trekked from Fort Ticonderoga in New York to Boston by Colonel Henry Knox and ultimately installed on Dorchester Heights just south of the city. The British plundered and ransacked the town in the days leading up to their departure! The colonists of Massachusetts and the recently formed Continental Army watched as they sailed away from the Boston. #bostonhistory #revolution250 #rev250 #MA250 #americanrevolution #americanhistory #colonialhistory #EvacuationDay #EvacuationDay250
((SOUND ON)) #OTD 250 Years Ago the British forces and scores of loyalists leave the town of Boston! Although a British colony, occupying forces had entered into the city seven and a half years prior in October 1768 with the intent to quell the colonists' riotous behavior and outward opposition to parliamentary taxation and over bearing regulations. Over the years of occupation tension led to the Boston Massacre on King Street, the Boston Tea Party at Griffin's Wharf, The closure of Boston's Port, Colonel Leslie's Retreat from Salem, and the start of the American Revolutionary War with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Following the colonist's defeat at Charlestown with the Battle of Breed's / Bunker's Hill, General George Washington was desperate to turn the tide on the British Siege of Boston. Several tons of artillery Cannon were trekked from Fort Ticonderoga in New York to Boston by Colonel Henry Knox and ultimately installed on Dorchester Heights just south of the city. The British plundered and ransacked the town in the days leading up to their departure! The colonists of Massachusetts and the recently formed Continental Army watched as they sailed away from the Boston. #bostonhistory #revolution250 #rev250 #MA250 #americanrevolution #americanhistory #colonialhistory #EvacuationDay #EvacuationDay250
250 years ago today, on March 17, 1776, Massachusetts gained de facto independence as the Americans successfully won the 11 month Siege of Boston and ended British military occupation of the town. The British withdrawal is marked as "Evacuation Day." Following the previous April's events at Lexington & Concord, New England militiamen from across the region laid siege to British forces and their Loyalist allies inside the provincial capital and were joined by troops from the rest of the future United States of America, eventually led by General George Washington. Nearly a year later, the arrival of heavy artillery captured from Fort Ticonderoga and fortified on Dorchester Heights (the location of this video) finally ended the ability of the British to receive further supplies or reinforcements by sea, and they departed, without destroying the town. Fighting continued for 5 more years elsewhere, but Massachusetts was free! #history #americanhistory #massachusetts #boston
250 years ago today, on March 17, 1776, Massachusetts gained de facto independence as the Americans successfully won the 11 month Siege of Boston and ended British military occupation of the town. The British withdrawal is marked as "Evacuation Day." Following the previous April's events at Lexington & Concord, New England militiamen from across the region laid siege to British forces and their Loyalist allies inside the provincial capital and were joined by troops from the rest of the future United States of America, eventually led by General George Washington. Nearly a year later, the arrival of heavy artillery captured from Fort Ticonderoga and fortified on Dorchester Heights (the location of this video) finally ended the ability of the British to receive further supplies or reinforcements by sea, and they departed, without destroying the town. Fighting continued for 5 more years elsewhere, but Massachusetts was free! #history #americanhistory #massachusetts #boston
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