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It was the opening phase of the American Revolution war. The colonial militias surrounded Boston, preventing the British from leaving by land and preventing supplies from entering by land. The siege ended when the British left by sea after canon were put in place on Dorchester Heights, overlooking the town.
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∙ 6y agoIt was a brutal winter and one of the coldest they had had for a long time. They ended up burning church pews and other things to keep warm. The food coming into the city was not very much and people were dying because of the circumstances. The British had the high ground and bombarded the city.
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