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Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250, where we look at events that took place 250 years ago this week.

This is from the American Revolution podcast, a short bonus episode to remind you about these important anniversaries from the Revolutionary War.

This week we remember the evacuation of Boston, which took place on March 17, 1776.

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After the Americans occupied Dorchester Heights, the British knew they had to leave Boston.

General Howe had planned to move to New York City in the spring. The problem was Washington

and the Continental

Army had pushed up Howe's timeline. His reinforcements from London were not there yet, and he didn't

want to take his relatively small force to New York. Part of the Continental Army, along with New York

militia, was already building defenses around the city. The last thing Howe wanted to do was land his

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