The American colonists camped for the night at Cambridge, in the greater Boston area and began the Siege of Boston. The militiamen surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts, to prevent movement by the British Army who were garrisoned there. The Continental Congress started the creation of the Continental Army with the Massachusetts and unanimously elected George Washington as its Commander in Chief on June 15, 1775. George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army in the field at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in July 1775, during the Siege of Boston that included the Battle of Chelsea Creek and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Overview and Summary of the Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston took place was at Boston which, when the Revolutionary war began, was hardly more than an island connected with the mainland by a strip of gravel. The Siege of Boston began with the Battle of Chelsea Creek which started when American militiamen raided Chelsea, on the northern shore of Boston Harbor, for livestock and any other supplies.

The Importance and Significance of the Battle of Boston
Significance of the Battle of Boston: The significance of the conflict was that after a period of eight years which included events such as the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773 the British were ousted from Boston. The colonists control of the port of Boston was highly significant as this cut off food supplies and additional troops sent from Great Britain.