Rev250-010 The Siege of Boston

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Following the British Retreat from Lexington and Concord on April 18, 1775, the Provincial Army of New England forms literally overnight to besiege the British Army at Boston. The standoff would last nearly a year. For more on this topic, check out Episode 56, The Shot Heard 'Round the World: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2018/08/episode-056-shot-heard-round-world.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.8	Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250, where we look at events that took place 250 years ago this week.
0:12.8	This is from the American Revolution podcast, and it's just a short bonus episode to remind you about important anniversaries from the Revolutionary War. This week,
0:22.0	we remember the Siege of Boston.
0:28.1	Hello, my name is Matt, and I'm McKinley. We are the father-son team that brings you history
0:33.8	dispatches. History Dispatches is a short daily history show where we talk about topics from all over
0:39.5	the world and all throughout history.
0:41.8	We talk about people, places, events, and even objects.
0:45.1	While anything is fair game, we have a soft spot for the weird, the wacky, and the obscure
0:49.1	things you may have never even heard of.
0:51.3	Do you have any examples?
0:52.7	How about Wojhtek, the bear who rose to the rank of corporal in the Polish Army, or the
0:57.4	Great Emu War, or how about the biggest treasure take in the history of piracy?
1:01.6	That sounds cool, but do you have a story about the head of Oliver Cromwell, or one about
1:06.3	the ancient library of Alexandria?
1:08.6	And a story about the first woman to climb Mount Everest would be cool.
1:12.2	Well, we got those as well. Every weekday, there's something new and fun. Sweet. So how do I get this
1:17.2	trove of goodness? All you have to do is go to history dispatches.com or just look for history
1:21.9	dispatches in your favorite podcast app. On the evening of April 19th, 1775, the British retreated back from Concord to Boston,
1:32.4	collapsing from exhaustion in Charlestown, where they spent the night. When the sun rose on April 20th,
1:38.9	1775, the day after fighting, General Gage found Boston surrounded by thousands of hostels, with more
1:45.5	arriving every hour. As word of the events of April 19th spread, local militia units traveled from all
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