Henry Knox : visionary general of the American Revolution
Here is a℗¡compelling portrait of the Revolutionary War general whose skills as an engineer and artilleryman played a key role in all of George Washington's battles including the Siege of Boston (where his use of cannons at Dorchester Heights won back the city) and the Battle of Trenton (where he was in charge of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River). Knox became an major advocate of the U.S. Constitution and served as the nation?s first Secretary of War.℗¡He℗¡was co-founder of the U.S. Navy, laid the foundations for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and negotiated treaties and set p
Biographies
1 online resource (282 pages)
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Love and War
Ticonderoga
Ragamuffins
Delaware Crossing
The Battle for Philadelphia
Turning of the Tide
Fortitude
Yorktown and Surrender
Confederation Secretary
Illusive Bubbles
Soldier's Home
Atoms upon This Atom
Epilogue: Legacy
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010