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05/17/1768 |
British fleet arrives in Boston. |
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06/30/1775 |
Roxbury High Fort is built. |
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12/31/1775 |
Some 1,700 British troops are garrisoned on Boston Common. |
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1778 |
Fort (first) is built on Georges Island. |
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01/07/1782 |
Rochambeau’s French army is welcomed to Boston. |
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08/15/1782 |
Magnifique runs aground off Lovells Island. |
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10/18/1784 |
Reception is held for the Marquis de Lafayette. |
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1786 |
Charlestown Artillery Company is organized. |
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1786 |
Gen. George Washington visits Charlestown. |
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08/27/1788 |
French fleet under the command of Marquis DeJoinville sails into Boston Harbor. |
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