Dorchester Heights

On this day in 1774 George Washington fortified Dorchester Heights and placed the cannons taken from Fort Ticonderoga so that the City of Boston and the British troop stationed there were in peril. The move effectively drove the British out of Boston and set in motion the events that would end in American independence from English rule.

For an interesting look at some of the events leading up to fortifying Dorchester Heights - see here.