At the outbreak of war, Knox, as part of the [[Massachusetts]] [[militia]], fought in the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]]. After [[George Washington]] became commander of the [[Continental Army]], Knox and he became friends. One of the problems that the Continental Army had during the siege of Boston was that they lacked artillery. The nearest American artillery was at [[Fort Ticonderoga]]. Knox led an expedition to retrieve them from the fort, and completed the 300 mile trip, in the middle of winter, in only 56 days. With the help of the cannon, the Continental Army was able to drive the British army out of Boston. | At the outbreak of war, Knox, as part of the [[Massachusetts]] [[militia]], fought in the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]]. After [[George Washington]] became commander of the [[Continental Army]], Knox and he became friends. One of the problems that the Continental Army had during the siege of Boston was that they lacked artillery. The nearest American artillery was at [[Fort Ticonderoga]]. Knox led an expedition to retrieve them from the fort, and completed the 300 mile trip, in the middle of winter, in only 56 days. With the help of the cannon, the Continental Army was able to drive the British army out of Boston. |