The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . who in little bands would collect and from behindstone walls pour out their greetings. It was with considerable loss that the troops returnedto Boston, and at once Gen. Howe began preparations toattack and punish those who had had the temerity to opposehim and his troops. Expecting that Cambridge would bethe place attacked, the Minute Men from the country aroundwere summoned on false alarms, three different times,to rally th
The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . who in little bands would collect and from behindstone walls pour out their greetings. It was with considerable loss that the troops returnedto Boston, and at once Gen. Howe began preparations toattack and punish those who had had the temerity to opposehim and his troops. Expecting that Cambridge would bethe place attacked, the Minute Men from the country aroundwere summoned on false alarms, three different times,to rally there. Finally it was seen, on June 17th, that theattack was coming by the way of Charlestown, and instantlythe patriots gathered at Breeds, now Bunker Hill, and asthe British advanced, they were met with a fire that atfirst disconcerted them, but with aid of fresh troops who hadbeen landed and the fire from the ships anchored in theCharles river, they again advanced with determination, car-rying the redoubts that the patriots had erected and drivingthem from their position. They could not pursue them intothe interior, neither could they remain at Charlestown, so III. returning to Boston, they surrendered such advantage as theyhad gained. The patriots at once placed Boston under siegefrom all land sides, and rapidly, under competent generalofficers, began the formation of an American army, contribu-tions to which came from every direction; New York, Penn-sylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas all sent arms and effective were the plans of Washington, and so advan-tageously did he place his troops, that Gen. Howe saw thatif he risked a conflict he would surely be defeated, and as nosupplies, other than such as could reach him by water, couldbe procured, his situation was indeed precarious; realizingthis, in March, 1776, he decided to evacuate the town, andplacing on his ships all his troops and supplies, with over athousand Tories, so called because of their support of theBri
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