Editing Cambridge, Massachusetts (section)

===18th century and Revolutionary War===
The [[Colony of Virginia|Virginian]]  [[George Washington]], coming from [[Second Continental Congress|Philadelphia]], took command of the force of [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] soldiers camped on [[Cambridge Common]] on July 3, 1775, which is now considered the birthplace of the [[Continental Army]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}{{efn|The name of today's nearby Sheraton Commander Hotel refers to that event.}}

On January 24, 1776, [[Henry Knox]] arrived with an [[Noble train of artillery|artillery train]] captured from [[Fort Ticonderoga]], which allowed Washington to force the [[British Army]] to [[Siege of Boston|evacuate Boston]]. Most of the [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] estates in Cambridge were confiscated after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].