Arriving in Boston after the Battle of Breed's Hill, Washington gathered men and supplies, and early in 1776 placed the guns captured at Fort Ticonderoga on the heights overlooking Boston. 不理智山战役结束后,华盛顿抵达波士顿,在当地征集士兵和军需品,并于1776年初在能够俯瞰波士顿的高地设置哨所、安置枪支枪支是在蒂康德加要塞缴获的。