Ira Gruber is known as a military historian for a colonial revolt that took place between what years?
Ira D. Gruber Ira D. Gruber (born January 6, 1934) is a celebrated author, bibliographer, and military historian of the American Revolution.
Siege of Boston The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army garrisoned in what was then the peninsular city of Boston, Massachusetts. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege. British resupply and reinforcement activities were limited to sea access. After eleven months of the siege, the British abandoned Boston by sailing to Nova Scotia.