The British at first greatly restrict movement…

April 1775 CE

The British at first greatly restrict movement in and out of the city, fearing infiltration of weapons.

Besieged and besiegers eventually reach an informal agreement allowing traffic on the Boston Neck, provided no firearms are carried.

Residents of Boston turn in almost two thousand muskets, and most of the Patriot residents leave the city.

Many Loyalists who live outside the city of Boston leave their homes and flee into the city.

Most of them feel that it is not safe to live outside of the city, because the Patriots are now in control of the countryside.

Some of the men, after arriving in Boston, join Loyalist regiments attached to the British army.

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Boston Suffolk Massachusetts United States View →

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