Henry Knox

<p>Setting out 250 years ago this month, Henry Knox’s “Noble Train” carried 60 tons of desperately needed artillery to help patriots oust British forces from Boston.</p>

<p>The American patriots came up with a bold plan to force the British out of Boston 250 years ago this month.</p>

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">Three times John Glover’s Marblehead fishermen saved Washington’s army; in a final battle, the “amphibious regiment” rowed him to victory across the Delaware</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">George Washington had his Martha; John Adams had his Abigail—and Henry Knox had his Lucy. Or did Lucy have him? She was high-strung, demanding, and stubborn, but she loved him unto death</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Just what moved those Revolutionary War officers to form the Society of the Cincinnati, America’s first veterans’ organization? Some said it was treason</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">How tough Henry Knox hauled a train of cannon over wintry trails to help drive the British away from Boston</span></p>