#evacuation day

[askhivebusterbloom]

So, what happened to AJ?

"The evacuation took lots of us down.

... AJ and Scootaloo couldn't make it through..."

[pentecostwaite]

Happy Evacuation Day to those who celebrate!

(Great blog post for context)

[benjhawkins]

Happy Evacuation Day! This day marks the end of the Siege of Boston by British forces and their eviction.

The story behind Evacuation Day, the holiday Boston officially recognizes on March 17

March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the history of the

[thelofian]

Dulcet Daily Booster Table (TTCC DBT) for 2024-03-17, Surplus Sunday, 🍀🌈 St. Patrick's Day | 🚶‍♂️🏙️ Evacuation Day in Boston

[bantarleton]

The British evacuation of Boston, 1776, featuring regular infantry, grenadiers, light infantry, marines, general officers, the Royal Artillery and the Royal Navy. By H Charles McBarron Jr.

[taraross-1787]

This Day in History: Washington’s victory at Boston

On this day in 1776, the British army evacuates Boston. A bedraggled band of colonists had kept the city under siege for nearly a year—ever since the “shot heard ‘round the world” at Lexington Green.

What a slap in the face for the powerful British Army.

The British might never have been forced out but for American Colonel Henry Knox. In the early months of the siege, Knox had an idea: Why not retrieve the British cannons and artillery that could be found at Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point? Those forts had been captured by Americans, and the cannons were now available—assuming someone could make the trip.

The journey would be no easy feat. The Forts were hundreds of miles away, near Lake Champlain in New York. By then, it was winter. Travel would be rough. But General George Washington trusted Knox to finish the mission. Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in early December 1775. He selected 58 mortars and cannons to haul back to Boston. Historian David McCullough reports that the collective weight of these items was at least 120,000 pounds.

Knox planned to ship the cannons down Lake George before beginning the laborious trip overland: nearly 300 miles. The story continues at the link in the comments. 

[kahuna-burger]

Today Suffolk County Massachusetts (Boston and surrounding cities) celebrates Evacuation Day!

Or, as I like to call it, Totally Not Saint Patrick's Day. This holiday celebrates the day that the British actually officially left Boston, which is incredibly significant to the people of Suffolk County and not at all a thinly veiled excuse to let city and state workers have the day off for the parade. Please ignore the fact that the State law giving state workers in Suffolk the day off was signed in both black and green ink.

[scullyseviltwin]

Happy Evacuation Day, boners.