 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukutanga kwaMarch 1776, Colonel Henry Knox akasvika nezvombo zvinorema zvakatorwa pakurwisa Fort Ticonderoga. Pakasviba Washington akaisa zvombo zvake pamusoro peDorchester Heights musi waMarch 5, achityisidzira Boston nezvikepe zveBritain zvaiva pachiteshi. Howe akatya imwe hondo yakafanana neyaBunker Hill, saka akabvisa vanhu muBoston. MaBritish akabvumidzwa kudzokera pasina kumwe kurasikirwa musi waMarch 17 inozivikanwa seZuva Rokubuda, uye vakaenda kuHalifax, Nova Scotia. Washington akabva aendesa uto rake kumaodzanyemba kuNew York. 