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For our follow-up Quarter 2, Pat and Matt are joined once again by the Curator of the Concord Museum, David Wood. David took us through the coming of the Revolution at the beginning of the quarter and all the way through the fighting at Lexington & Concord. With the forces of King George III back in Boston, the colonial militias that had rallied against them had the garrison trapped. The Siege of Boston had begun.

This often overlooked aspect of the American Revolution, was the last major conflict in Massachusetts during the war and it happened right at the beginning! The Siege of Boston saw not only the loss of a major Crown foothold in the New England colonies, but also the rise of a new commander for colonial forces, George Washington. Unimpressed with the scattered, ragtag militia companies, Washington began the process of molding an army during an active military operation!

As with so many other sieges in history, the Siege of Boston was dirty, desperate and diseased. While both sides watched the lines waiting for reinforcements or relief, the day to day struggle just to stay alive soon became apparent. How long the forces of King George III could hold out waiting for reinforcements, was balanced against the transitory nature of the militias and the internal machinations of their commanders. Join Pat & Matt as they learn about this opening phase of the American Revolution.

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