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The '''Siege of Boston''' (19 April 1775 – 17 March 1776) was a battle of the [[United States|American]] [[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] [[American Revolutionary War|War]], beginning after the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]].
The '''Siege of Boston''' (19 April 1775 – 17 March 1776) was a battle of the [[American Revolutionary War]], beginning after the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]].


==History==
==History==
When the siege began in 1775, Governor [[Thomas Gage]] ordered that the fortifications on the [[Boston]] [[Boston Neck|Neck]] be expanded and strengthened, earning them the nickname of "Gage's Lines".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Neck]]</ref> The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] later sent his [[Assassin apprentice|recruits]] to help General [[Henry Knox]] transport [[cannon]]s from [[Fort]] [[Fort Ticonderoga|Ticonderoga]], [[New York]],<ref name="The Guns of Ticonderoga">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts]]: "The Guns of Ticonderoga"</ref> to {{Wiki|Dorchester Heights}}, [[Boston]], thus ending the Siege of Boston.<ref name="Lift the Siege">''Assassin's Creed III'' – Contracts: "Lift the Siege"</ref>
When the siege began in 1775, Governor [[Thomas Gage]] ordered that the fortifications on the [[Boston Neck]] be expanded and strengthened, earning them the nickname of "Gage's Lines".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Neck]]</ref> The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] later sent his [[Assassin apprentice|recruits]] to help General [[Henry Knox]] transport [[cannon]]s from [[Fort]] [[Fort Ticonderoga|Ticonderoga]], [[New York]],<ref name="The Guns of Ticonderoga">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts]]: "The Guns of Ticonderoga"</ref> to {{Wiki|Dorchester Heights}}, Boston, thus ending the siege of the city.<ref name="Lift the Siege">''Assassin's Creed III'' – Contracts: "Lift the Siege"</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{1st}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]

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The Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 – 17 March 1776) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, beginning after the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

History[edit | edit source]

When the siege began in 1775, Governor Thomas Gage ordered that the fortifications on the Boston Neck be expanded and strengthened, earning them the nickname of "Gage's Lines".[1] The Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton later sent his recruits to help General Henry Knox transport cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, New York,[2] to Dorchester Heights, Boston, thus ending the siege of the city.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed IIIDatabase: Boston Neck
  2. Assassin's Creed IIIContracts: "The Guns of Ticonderoga"
  3. Assassin's Creed III – Contracts: "Lift the Siege"