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Hace 6 días · In November 1775, Colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga to take the artillery and powder back to Cambridge. He loaded 44 cannons, 14 howitzers, and a mortar onto sleds and transported them the hundreds of miles to Cambridge over difficult winter terrain; Knox's Noble Artillery Train, as it became known, arrived in February 1776.
14 de may. de 2024 · Henry Knox : visionary general of the American Revolution by Mark Puls. Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection E207.K74 P85 2008. ISBN: 9781403984272.
Hace 5 días · The cannons and other armaments at Fort Ticonderoga were later transported to Boston by Colonel Henry Knox in the noble train of artillery and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the siege of Boston. Capture of the fort marked the beginning of offensive action taken by the Americans against the British.
Hace 1 día · At Washington's insistence, Hamilton was made the senior major general, prompting Continental Army major general Henry Knox to decline the appointment to serve as Hamilton's junior, believing it would be degrading to serve beneath him. Hamilton served as inspector general of the United States Army from July 18, 1798, to June 15, 1800.
Hace 2 días · In January 1789, upon hearing that Adams would probably win the vice presidency, Washington wrote to Henry Knox, saying "[I am] entirely satisfied with the arrangement for filling the second office." [9] [11]
25 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War, was an eyewitness to the Boston Massacre. Image Source: Wikimedia . The officer in charge of the night’s watch, Captain Thomas Preston, was alerted to the trouble and sent an officer and six privates to assist White.
9 de may. de 2024 · Held by the British since 1759, Fort Ticonderoga (in New York) was overrun on the morning of May 10, 1775, in a surprise attack by the Green Mountain Boys under Ethan Allen, assisted by Benedict Arnold. The artillery seized there was moved to Boston by Henry Knox for use against the British.
