#evacuationday

#AlwaysReadthePlaque These Cannon Were Abandoned at Fort Independence (Castle William) by the British Forces When They Abandoned the City of Boston #onthisday March 17, 1776 #igersboston #igersbostonfox25 #igersmass in Harvard Square, Cambridge #instahistory #historical #EvacuationDay (at Harvard Square)

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#evacuationday 💔The last 3 years my son has dedicated his work to the #odafoundation, a life changing organization, bringing sustainability and rural development to Oda, a remote region of Nepal, part of our developing world. Because of #covid19 , today the U.S. Embassy evacuated the American citizens in Nepal, 2 of them being my son and daughter. 🙏I am grateful and proud to be a #uscitizen 🙏. Following are a few images from the time I had the opportunity to visit this beautiful , strong village. Witnessing firsthand A day in the life in this village is truly remarkable and a critical education for all. Now, Oda village needs to prepare for the potential arrival of #covid19 , global health affects all of us. As this crisis continues our developing world will need us too. #proudmama #thankyouhealthcareworkers #globalhealth #odafoundation #nepal #usembassynepal #usembassy #fightthepandemic #weareallinthistogether #evacuationday 📸@itsmesamkraft (at Kathmandu, Nepal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-a9jpPFMWk/?igshid=el8qdxhtn6hx

March 17th marks #StPatricksDay, but Boston also marks #EvacuationDay on which the British troops occupying the city were forced to abandon their positions as General Washington took a strategic location overlooking the city. . Earlier in November of 1775 Henry Knox was sent west to Fort Ticonderoga in Upstate New York to fetch cannon abandoned by the British. These were delivered to George Washington near his headquarters in Cambridge. You can find a monument that marks the spot where the cannon were delivered in Harvard Square. . After sustaining heavy losses at the Battle of Bunker Hill the British occupation of Boston was already nearing an end. These cannons positioned on Dorchester Heights on the night of March 4th were out of range of the British Navy blockading the harbor and could hit targets anywhere in British occupied Boston. After poor weather foiled a counter-attack by British General Thomas Howe, an agreement was struck allowing the British Army & Colonial loyalists to peacefully evacuate (lest they sack the city on their retreat). On March 17th, 1776 the British abandoned Boston. #igersboston #boston_igers (at Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91aF04F9Z0/?igshid=1q5kl3v8c2niv

Mayor Walsh addresses the crowd at a wreath laying ceremony marking #EvacuationDay atop Dorchester Heights. #igersboston #bostonma (at Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts)

#Musket salute at the #EvacuationDay ceremony, Dorchester Heights, Boston #musketeers #stpatricksday #igersnewengland (at Thomas Park)

#EvacuationDay Ceremony- after fortifying the strategic Dorchester Heights with cannon delivered by #HenryKnox, General Washington forced the British to abandon (evacuate) Boston #onthisday in 1776 #igersboston #igboston617 #instahistory (at Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts)

They aren't afraid of no ghosts. Clowns maybe. #ghostbusters #stpatricksday #stpatricksdayparade #evacuationday #southboston #boston. (at South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade)