South Boston VIII
South Boston VIII
After realizing the impossibility of capturing Boston's Neck, Howe's
redcoats gave up on Boston. On March 17, 1776, General Howe
withdrew from Boston because he faced the immenent sinking of
his fleet from those guns placed a couple weeks earlier. Rather than
loose his fleet, he withdrew, and he even had to agree not to burn
Boston as he left. The guns on Dorchester heights freed Boston
from an onerous occupation by the British.
Washington and Howe would meet up again, but the next time would
be outside of Boston. Dorchester Heights gave Washington's troops
the advantage they needed to fight off the British and protect Boston.
This battle helped build the connection between Downtown Boston
and South Boston that would expand in the years to come.