USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Knox, (born July 25, 1750, Boston, Massachusetts [U.S.]-died October 25, 1806, Thomaston, Maine, U.S.), American general in the American Revolution (1775–83) and first secretary of war under the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Knox’s Revolutionary War accomplishments include leading the expedition to transfer sixty tons of captured British cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, directing Washington’s famous Delaware River crossing, and taking charge of the placement of the artillery at Yorktown.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington’s campaigns.

Detailed explanation-4: -Later, Knox became Secretary of War under President Washington. In this capacity, he developed a plan for a national militia, setting a precedent that guided the new nation’s military training for more than a century and a half.

Detailed explanation-5: -After the approval of the federal constitution and the inauguration of George Washington as the nation’s first president, Knox entered Washington’s cabinet as secretary of war, served from 1789 to 1794.