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Following the siege of Boston required the British isles to evacuate that city in March 1776, Continental Army commander George Washington suspected that the Uk would move by sea to New York City, the next reasonable target in an attempt to end a colonial insurrection. He thus rushed his military south to guard the town. Washington guessed correctly, but it might be to no avail. Unlike Boston, NY City's terrain included few defensible positions. The town lacked a high point from which to kick off a siege, as the peninsula of Boston was lucky to have. In addition, Washington wasn't sure defending the city was necessary, wanting that an expedition launched toward Quebec like the main one Benedict Arnold had led in overdue 1775 would keep the British away from New York in any case. However, Congress thought often, and demanded that Washington protect NY. Washington thus performed what he was informed, and it almost led to the army's demise.
