1770's

Declaration of Independence

Gen. Howe ordered British evacuation of Boston; Loyalists who had not already left the city fled with the British to Nova Scotia; Siege of Boston ended.

Cannons taken from Ft. Ticoderoga and brought across country to Boston were mounted in the hills of Dorchester and aimed at the British occupying Boston Harbor.

Siege of Boston

Major General Artemas Ward took the oath as commander-in-chief of the patriot army around Boston on May 20, 1775. Though initially the commander-in-chief, he relinquished command to General Washington on July 7, 1775 and served directly below him. Ward...

Artemas was commissioned by Continental Congress as First Major General and Second in Command under George Washington.

Battle of Lexington & Concord

American Revolutionary War

First Continental Congress meets

Boston Tea Party