On this day in history, March 17, 1776, British troops flee Boston after dramatic 11-month siege by militia
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Nearly 10,000 British troops with loyalists in tow fled Boston in disgrace on this day in history, March 17, 1776. It is celebrated as Evacuation Day in Boston, Massachusetts.
The humiliating flight of King George III's forces in the face of his disloyal subjects is still celebrated each year as Evacuation Day, a civic holiday, in Boston. "Surely it is the Lord's doings and it is marvelous in our eyes." — Abigail Adams "It was a spectacle such as could only have been imagined until that morning." — David McCullough "In less than two months' time, Knox and his men moved 60 tons of artillery across lakes and rivers, through ice and snow to Boston." — MassMoments.org. The same road into downtown Boston is known today as Washington Street. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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