he died
Bunker Hill.
Bunker Hill.
1778
After the skirmish on Lexington Common, the British army proceeded on to Concord. At the Old North Bridge in Concord, a force of milita repelled the British army and the British began to retreat back to Boston.
After the skirmish on Lexington Common, the British army proceeded on to Concord. At the Old North Bridge in Concord, a force of milita repelled the British army and the British began to retreat back to Boston.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
To prevent the British task force from destroying the military depot established there and force them to retreat to Boston.
1776
As the British retreated back into the city, militiamen blocked off the thin land bridges to Boston and Charlestown, called Boston neck and Charlestown neck, to prevent the British troops from conducting anymore raids on the nearby countryside.
The British army then marched toward Concord, but were met there with superior numbers of Patriot forces and were forced to retreat back to Boston.
The British left Boston in March 1776. They left for Canada to regroup to fight in other places including New York.
British forces retreated in various directions depending on the specific conflict and context. For instance, during the American Revolutionary War, they famously retreated from Boston to Halifax after the Siege of Boston in 1776. In World War II, British forces retreated from Dunkirk to Britain during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Each retreat was influenced by strategic considerations and the immediate tactical situation.