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Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a Boston bookseller who became a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns.
The noble train of artillery, also known as the Knox Expedition, was an expedition led by Continental Army Colonel Henry Knox to transport heavy weaponry that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army camps outside Boston during the winter of 1775–76.
General Knox served throughout the war for the Continental Army, including fighting during the Philadelphia Campaign, established an artillery school, presiding as member of the court martial that convicted John Andre, and directing artillery at the Siege of Yorktown.
21 de ago. de 2015 · General Henry Knox: The Continental Army’s Commander of Artillery – Revolutionary War Journal. August 21, 2015 Biographical Harry Schenawolf. Cliveden House during the Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777. Colonel Knox recommended that the house (defended by Lt. Col. Musgrave of the British 40th Foot) be taken before the Americans could push onward.
In a remarkable feat, Knox brought back artillery totaling 120,000 pounds (55,000 kg), using oxen, horses, and men to transport the guns over snow and ice 300 miles (480 km) to Boston. The weapons were used to drive the British from that besieged city and formed the basis for the Revolutionary artillery.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
17 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Knox (1750–1806) was a hero of the American Revolutionary War who rose to prominence as the commander of the artillery units in the Continental Army. Knox was a native of Boston, where he owned a bookstore and associated himself with the Sons of Liberty and the Patriot Cause.
Knox further contributed to the patriot cause by placing the artillery for Washington during the victorious siege of Yorktown, and soon after rose to the rank of major general. Assigned to West Point in 1782, Knox found himself in command of the post by August of the following year.
