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Henry Knox (Boston, 25 luglio 1750 – Augusta, 25 ottobre 1806) è stato un generale statunitense, ricordato soprattutto per essere stato a capo dell'artiglieria americana durante la guerra d'indipendenza e per essere stato il primo Ministro della guerra degli Stati Uniti durante la presidenza di George Washington.
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.
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point to the Continental Army camp outside Boston, Massachusetts early in the American Revolutionary War.
Marker #TitleAddressNY-0Crown Point21 Grandview Dr, Crown Point, NY 12928NY-1Fort Ticonderoga102 Fort Ti Rd, Ticonderoga, NY 12883NY-2Fort Ticonderoga102 Fort Ti Rd, Ticonderoga, NY 12883NY-3Fort Ticonderoga Portage Road137 Montcalm St, Ticonderoga, NY 12883Henry Knox was an American general in the American Revolution (1775–83) and the first secretary of war under the U.S. Constitution. Forced by family circumstances to leave school at age nine, Knox worked in a Boston bookstore and by age 21 had acquired his own store.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about Henry Knox, a major general and chief of artillery in the Revolutionary War, who brought cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston and fought in many battles. He also served as the first Secretary of War in the United States government.
Henry Knox (1750-1806) was a military leader for the Americans during the American Revolutionary War. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he was appointed Chief Artillery Officer of the Continental Army. He is best known for transporting cannons and other artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston through icy conditions using oxen.
