Historedia
Person

Henry Knox

Events
3
Episodes
8
Years
1775–1784

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Knox, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Knox's Artillery Transport

    1775–1776

    Role: Artillery officer who engineered and led the transport of captured ordnance from Fort Ticonderoga to the Boston siege camps

    1. December 5, 1775 – January 27, 1776 · Fort Ticonderoga, New York, to the Boston siege campsThe winter haul from Ticonderoga

      Knox transported 60 tons of British ordnance by sled across some 300 miles of frozen rivers and mountains to the Boston siege camps.

    2. January 27, 1776 · Boston siege camps, identified with Cambridge, Massachusetts, from the legacy rowArrival of the noble train of artillery

      Knox completed the winter haul of captured cannon from Fort Ticonderoga and reported the weapons train's arrival to Washington in late January 1776.

  2. Evacuation of Boston

    1776

    Role: Colonel who brought captured artillery to Boston

    1. January 24, 1776 · Cambridge arrival point, regional context of BostonKnox's artillery reaches Cambridge

      Knox hauled captured Ticonderoga cannons to Cambridge in January 1776; the guns later fortified Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston harbor.

    2. March 2–4, 1776 · Boston and Dorchester HeightsBombardment and fortification of the heights

      Americans bombarded Boston from March 2 to March 4, 1776, then fortified the heights; a British two-hour cannon barrage proved ineffective.

    3. March 17, 1776 · Boston, MassachusettsBritish evacuation of Boston

      Howe, judging Boston indefensible, sailed for Halifax on March 17, 1776, ending the siege; Bostonians had arranged that the town would be spared.

    4. March 20, 1776 · Boston and CharlestownAmerican reoccupation of Boston

      After the British fleet sailed, Americans reclaimed Boston and Charlestown; more troops entered on March 20, and late-arriving British ships fell into American hands.

  3. Disbandment of the Continental Army

    1783–1784

    Role: Designated commander of the peacetime army, ordered to carry out discharges

    1. 18 October 1783 · Confederation CongressCongress approves Washington's troop reductions

      On 18 October 1783 Congress issued a proclamation approving Washington's reductions, under which Knox was to discharge all but 500 infantry and 100 artillerymen before winter.

    2. 2 June 1784 · Continental Army garrisonsFormal disbandment of the Continental Army

      Congress disbanded the Continental Army on 2 June 1784, excepting small garrisons at Fort Pitt and West Point and other magazines.

Sources

  1. Henry Knox Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
  2. Siege of Boston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  3. Continental Army Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26