Happy Evacuation Day! This local holiday commemorates the evacuation of British forces after the 11-month siege of Boston in 1776.
The British retreat was General Washington’s first victory of the war and provided an important morale boost for the Thirteen Colonies.
ALT Colonial militia reenactors lining up at Bunker Hill.
ALT The Bunker Hill monument.
ALT Colonial militia reenactors stand in a line at Bunker Hill, overlooking the city of Boston.