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dothimemorial Dubliner James Boies set up the fortification on Dorchester Heights. The Dorchester Heights Memorial was dedicated in 1902 and is managed by the National Park Service. On March 17, 1776 American colonists compelled the British to evacuate Boston Harbor by aiming cannons on the British fleet from the highest hill in Boston, Dorchester Heights. www.irishheritagetrail.com /dothimemorial.html   (173 words)

National Park Service - Colonials and Patriots (Dorchester Heights NHS/Boston NHP) The seizure and fortification of Dorchester Heights in March 1776 was the first real stroke of military success enjoyed by the Continental Army in the War for Independence. At the time, the monument and Thomas Park, named for Gen. John Thomas who commanded the troops on Dorchester Heights, were under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks, City of Boston. Every side of the heights is now built up, but the white marble monument at the summit looks sufficiently high even today to reveal a position that was naturally strategic and, with fortifications, very formidable. www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitea3.htm   (452 words)

AllRefer.com - Henry Knox (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia The fortification of Dorchester Heights with this artillery compelled the evacuation of Boston by the British. He volunteered for service and went, in 1775, to Ticonderoga to retrieve the captured cannon and mortar there for use in the siege of Boston. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Knox-Hen.html   (235 words)

What was the Battle of Bunker hill? At about the middle of June, 1775 the British officers in Boston waked to the consciousness that "rebel" batteries at Dorchester Heights on the south, or on Charlestown Heights-Bunker's or Breed's Hills-on the north, might make the situation of the troops in the town not only disagreeable but perilous. Rumors of this intention reached the Committee of Safety, to whom the Provincial Congress had delegated all discretionary powers to regulate the movements of troops, and they proposed the immediate fortification of Bunker's Hill before their enemy should come out. The survivors encamped that night on Prospect Hill, and the British reposed on their arms on the field of battle until the next morning, when they passed over the water to Boston never again to appear on the main land of Massachusetts. www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/whatwast_gf.html   (1587 words)

Historic New England: Defining the Past. Shaping the Future. A resident of the Pierce House, Colonel Samuel recorded everything from the details of daily life on his farm to major events like the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the fortification of Dorchester Heights. In this program, students will be introduced to Colonel Samuel Pierce, a patriot who took part in the Revolutionary War while tending his family farm in Dorchester at the same time. By examining Colonel Samuel's extraordinary journal and visiting his parlor, students will gain insight into the major events and mundane aspects of life during the Revolution. www.spnea.org /educators/MuseumPrograms/MA/BostonMetro/Revolution.htm   (199 words)

The Battle of Bunker Hill When the Americans learned that the British in Boston intended to secure certain heights outside the city, Gen. Artemas Ward, hearing rumors of this, ordered the fortification of Bunker Hill on the Charlestown peninsula. If we look to the heights, Howe's corps ascending the hill in the face of entrenchments and in a very disadvantageous ground was much engaged. General Gage had decided to seize and fortify Dorchester Heights and Charlestown which, if taken by the Americans, would make Boston quite untenable. www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/BUNKER.HTM   (723 words)

Freedom Trail-Charlestown Navy Yard With the fortification of its summit in 1776, Dorchester Heights contributed significantly to one of Boston's major victories and demonstrated the integral connection between the Boston peninsula and her neighboring community. Since Boston had annexed Dorchester Neck in 1804, developers eyed the Heights as a source of raw material for the expanding city. Today, as part of Boston National Historical Park, Dorchester Heights offers a broad perspective on the city of Boston, past and present. www.nps.gov /bost/Dorchester_Heights.htm   (498 words)

The Decisive Day is Come: The Battle of Bunker Hill Essay by Bernard Bailyn The ultimate aim was, in the abstract at least, sensible enough: to tighten the encirclement of Boston by commanding the heights both north and south of the town—Dorchester as well as Charlestown—and to deny those commanding hills to the British. But the spot chosen for fortification was not Bunker Hill but Breed's Hill, only 75 feet high and 600 yards farther from the neck, controllable from the higher ground at its rear and isolated from the sole route of retreat. "The story of Bunker Hill battle," Allen French wrote, "is a tale of great blunders heroically redeemed." The first blunder was the decision of the Massachusetts Committee of Safety to fortify Charlestown heights and attempt to hold it against the British, cooped up in Boston after their withdrawal from Lexington and Concord. www.masshist.org /bh/essay.html   (1181 words)

The Battle of Bunker Hill When the Americans learned that the British in Boston intended to secure certain heights outside the city, Gen. Artemas Ward, hearing rumors of this, ordered the fortification of Bunker Hill on the Charlestown peninsula. General Gage had decided to seize and fortify Dorchester Heights and Charlestown which, if taken by the Americans, would make Boston quite untenable. The second battle of the war, the British lost 1,150 men, out of 2,500 engaged, and 92 officers -- one in four of the British officers killed in the whole war. www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/BUNKER.HTM   (1181 words)

The House Of General Rufus Putnam, Marietta, Ohio Eight years after the fortification of Dorchester Heights, two hundred and eighty-three officers asked Congress for a grant of land in the western, country. This square was leased to General Putnam for twelve years, on condition that he " surround the whole square with mulberry trees with an elm at each corner." The base of the mound was to be encircled with weeping willows, and evergreens were to be placed on the mound. The first party of twenty-two men followed the Indian trail over the Allegheny Mountains and reached the Youghiogheny River, on January 23, 1788, while the second party of twenty-eight men, making better time, joined them on February 14. www.oldandsold.com /articles15/shrines-85.shtml   (1181 words)

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