He did not drag 300 cannons to Boston from Fort Ticonderoga. When the fort fell, there were 78 pieces of artillery there, and of these, 59 were cannons. The equipment removed to Boston included the artillery and other equipment, totaling 60 tons. Col. Henry Knox used horses and oxen to haul this equipment over a distance of 300 miles to Boston.
He did not drag 300 cannons to Boston from Fort Ticonderoga. When the fort fell, there were 78 pieces of artillery there, and of these, 59 were cannons. The equipment removed to Boston included the artillery and other equipment, totaling 60 tons. Col. Henry Knox used horses and oxen to haul this equipment over a distance of 300 miles to Boston.
Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga, and Henry Knox took the cannons to Boston.
Colonel Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured the British weapons at Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Henry Knox then transported the captured cannons to Boston on sledges, where they were subsequently used to fortify Dorchester Heights and force the British to evacuate the city.
Henry Knox went to fort Ticonderoga for weapons and had a long 300 mile journey back to Boston
Washington sent Henry Knox to Fort Ticonderoga to bring back the cannons that had been left there after the colonists captured the fort.
He went there by order of Washington to get up the transport of artillery pieces which had to be consigned to the Continental Army for the Boston siege's purposes. The operation was an outstanding masterpiece of logistics for that time. Short after the cannons were deployed, the British decided to evacuate Boston to avoid the annihilation of their army.
Henry Knox is responsible for bringing cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. This occurred during the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.
Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga, and Henry Knox took the cannons to Boston.
Colonal Henry Knox , He retrieved the captured a British cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
Henry Knox
cononel henry knox
Henry Knox arrived with fort cannons from Ticonderoga.
Henry Knox and his men used oxen to bring 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in 1775. The distance traveled was about 300 miles.
Henry Knox and his men used oxen to bring 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in 1775. The distance traveled was about 300 miles.
Colonel Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured the British weapons at Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Henry Knox then transported the captured cannons to Boston on sledges, where they were subsequently used to fortify Dorchester Heights and force the British to evacuate the city.
Henry Knox went to fort Ticonderoga for weapons and had a long 300 mile journey back to Boston
Henry Knox and some of the Continental Army (Northern Department)
Henry Knox brought cannons taken from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, and the British evacuated after the colonists fired a few shots at them.