March 4,1776

   Alot has happened since I last wrote,The Second Continintal Congress met, my husband went off with a group from our colony to fight in the Battle of Bunker Hill even though the battle was launched from Breeds Hill, and the Continintal Congress picked George Washington to command the Continintal Army.I have been busy taking care of the children,and am just now getting to write for the first time in months.

   Washington knew that he would need heavier guns to drive the British out of Boston. And he knew where to get them, Fort Ticonderoga. Henry Knox was assigned to transport the captured cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. He successfully brought the heavy guns over 300 miles of rough terrain in the middle of winter. When Knox delivered the cannons, Washington was ready to regain control of Boston. This morning George Washington moved his troops to Dorchester Heights, an area that overlooked Boston from the south. They put the cannons and themselves on Nook's Hill, which overlooked General William Howe’s position. When the general woke up he and his army were surrounded, and he knew they must retreat




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