#  The Siege of Boston: A New Discovery - A Fireside Chat with Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy 

 



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 **April 15, 2026** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

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 **Zoom Webinar**  



 

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Join us for a virtual fireside chat with University of Virginia History **Professor Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy,** former Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Thomas Jefferson Studies at Monticello, who will discuss his new archival discovery and reconsider the significance of the Siege of Boston as the first major British defeat of the war—an event that forced Britain to undertake the monumental task of attempting to reconquer America.

Read about Professor O'Shaughnessy's new archival discovery in the Washington Post:

- <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/17/burgoyne-journal-american-revolution-siege-boston/>
- <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2026/american-revolution-siege-boston-george-washington/>

This event is organized by the Department of History's [Harvard in 1776 Initiative](https://1776.history.fas.harvard.edu/).



 

 



 

 

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