Battle of Chelsea Creek: The Untold History in the Siege of Boston

 

Let’s go back 250 years to the dawn of the American Revolution. It is the spring of 1775, and the Siege of Boston has been underway for months. British forces occupy the city, but their survival depends on livestock and supplies stored on nearby harbor islands.

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With farms across Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk Counties under militia control, the British turned to Noddle’s and Hog Islands in Boston Harbor to raise cattle and gather hay. Trapped inside the city, British troops hoped to retrieve these provisions to sustain their hold. But the American militia had a different plan: deny the British all access to resources.