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[Plan for setting fire to British ships in Boston Harbor]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00231 Author/Creator: Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1775-1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Affirms the practicability of laying siege to Boston Harbor, landing soldiers in the town of Boston, and setting fire to British shipping. Provides a lengthy list of military preparations and plans for the siege, For a map of the plans see GLC02437.00232.

American Revolution, 1763-1783
Military History
Navy
Fort Ticonderoga
Revolutionary War
Battle
Maritime
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Siege of Boston
The War for Independence

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