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Where did Henry Knox find cannons?

Henry Knox went to fort Ticonderoga for weapons and had a long 300 mile journey back to Boston


What revolutionary battle did Henry Knox served in?

Henry Knox was involved in many key battles. He was a Colonel in charge of an artillery unit. He served at the Siege of New York, the Battle of Trenton as well as at Brandywine, Germantown and Yorktown.


What is Henry knox's full name?

Henry Knox full name was Henry Knox. The first US Secretary of War, 1789 - 1794


How did Colonel Henry Knox drag 300 Cannon's from Fort Ticonderoga 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.


Where was Henry Knox in the revolutionary war?

Born in Boston on July 25, 1750, Henry Knox was the seventh (of ten) child of William and Mary Knox. A merchant captain, William Knox died in 1759, after experiencing a financial collapse. Three years later, Henry was forced to leave the Boston Latin Grammar School in order to support his mother and younger siblings. Apprenticing himself to a bookbinder, he learned the trade and eventually opened his own shop, the London Book Store, at the age of twenty-one. An avid reader, he was fascinated by military topics and read widely on the subject, with a focus on artillery.

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Was general Henry knox a patriot or loyolist?

Henry Knox was a patriot that served as a artillery officer in the American Revolution, and served as a colonel and the commanding officer of the continental army's regiment of artillery. After the war, Knox served as the United States' first Secretary of War under the Articles of Confederation and then under President Washington.


Who was the artillery commander for the Continental Army?

Henry Knox


Who helped break the deadlock at Boston by bringing in artillery and from where did he bring the artillery?

Colonal Henry Knox , He retrieved the captured a British cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.


What were Henry knox's responsibilities?

Henry Knox had many responsibilities within his position as Chief Artillery Officer within the Continental Army. Henry was responsible for accompanying George Washington on many of his campaign runs, he was responsible for the communication with Indian tribes located in settled territories, and he oversaw the development of coastal fortifications.


Who was the commanding officer of the Continental Army?

Henry Knox


Where did Henry Knox find cannons?

Henry Knox went to fort Ticonderoga for weapons and had a long 300 mile journey back to Boston


American artillery expert who help Washington win at Yorktown by bombarding the british?

Henry Knox (NovaNet)


Who was washingtons commander of artillery?

Henry Knox, a book dealer from Boston, had studied artillery tactics and design extensively in his reading and was the most knowledgeable man on the subject in the colonies. Although he had never fired an artillery piece prior to the Revolutionary War he was assigned to command the artillery brigade of the Continental Army by General George Washington. His worth was proven time an time again, most notably in March of 1776 when he deployed all of the artillery he had transported from Fort Ticonderoga on Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston. This action resulted in the British evacuation of Boston.


What revolutionary battle did Henry Knox served in?

Henry Knox was involved in many key battles. He was a Colonel in charge of an artillery unit. He served at the Siege of New York, the Battle of Trenton as well as at Brandywine, Germantown and Yorktown.


How did Henry Knox solve the problem's of George Washington's shortage of artillery?

I think he suggested to use the cannon from the captured For Ticonderoga. Washington agreed and put Knox in charge of artillery and was given the task of bringing the cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston. Using ox sleds, Knox brought fifty cannons to the city.


Where did Henry knox die?

were did henry knox die


Where did Henry Knox live?

Henry knox lived in wells