Just a little history for you.
On March 17, 1776 the 11-month siege of Boston ended when the Continental Army, under General George Washington, placed captured cannon from Fort Ticonderoga onto Dorchester Heights in South Boston. With a clear view of the city and the narrow harbor where the Royal Navy's ships were docked behind it, the Americans had General Howe's garrison dead-to-rights. To prevent what would have been an inevitable slaughter of his troops, Howe agreed to retreat to Nova Scotia via his ships without setting the city on fire as he left.
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