Henry Knox
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. Later, George Washington named him the first Secretary of War.
Henry Knox | |
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| 1st United States Secretary of War | |
| In office March 8, 1785 – December 31, 1794 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1750 Boston, Massachusetts, British America |
| Died | October 25, 1806 (aged 56) near Thomaston, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality | British (at birth) American (at death) |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Flucker |
| Profession | Bookseller, Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} United States of America |
| Branch/service | Continental Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1775-1784 |
| Rank |  Colonel 1775-1776 Brigadier General 1776-1781 Major General 1781-1784 |
| Commands | Chief of Artillery |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill Siege of Boston Battle of Long Island Battle of Trenton Battle of the Assunpink Creek Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth Siege of Yorktown |
Fort Knox in Kentucky & Maine are named after him.
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This 1771 advertisement for Knox's shop was engraved by Nathaniel Hurd.
Newspaper advertisement for Knox's bookshop, Boston, 1771
An ox team hauls cannon toward Boston as part of the 1775-76 "Noble train of artillery"
Men are visible behind Washington working to unload cannon in Thomas Sully's 1819 The Passage of the Delaware (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Steel engraving of Henry Knox by Alonzo Chappel
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1784 (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
