US EditionOn This Day, March 17: British evacuate Boston amid American Revolution
Washington’s troops seized a strategic advantage by fortifying Dorchester Heights, ending the 11-month siege and forcing British forces to withdraw from Boston.
- On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Boston commemorated the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation with a memorial mass at St. Augustine Chapel and commemorative exercises at the Dorchester Heights Monument.
- British troops withdrew from Boston on March 17, 1776, following an 11-month siege by the Continental Army, marking the first time a major American city was liberated from British occupation during the Revolutionary War.
- An audacious overnight maneuver by Gen. George Washington positioned artillery on Dorchester Heights, leaving British Gen. William Howe's position untenable and forcing him to negotiate the British evacuation without destroying the city.
- Reenactors including the Lexington Minutemen fired replica muskets Tuesday to honor the legacy, while Ronald White of the New Hampshire Sons of the American Revolution shared reflections on the courage displayed 250 years ago.
- Suffolk County observes Evacuation Day as a legal holiday on March 17, often coinciding with Boston's St. Patrick's Day festivities, cementing the 1776 victory as a cornerstone of regional and American historical identity.
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Muskets Crack as Boston Marks a Big Anniversary
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city. Men, horses, and even cattle moved through South...
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Muskets crack, drums echo as Boston marks 250 years since British evacuation
Reenactors in tricorn hats and 18th-century military coats filled a South Boston chapel Tuesday before firing muskets and marching through neighborhood streets to mark the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation of Boston.
On the 250th Anniversary of Evacuation Day, Here's a Reminder That Without Boston, America Wouldn't Exist
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