{"id":2499,"date":"2012-11-12T17:51:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T22:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2012-11-12T17:51:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T22:51:23","slug":"henry-knox%e2%80%99s-1775-epic-feat-to-be-recreated-at-fort-ticonderoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/2499","title":{"rendered":"Henry Knox\u2019s 1775 Epic Feat to be Recreated at Fort Ticonderoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/pictures\/knox_1775.png\"><br \/>\n<em>Learn more about how an unassuming Boston book seller moved 14 mortars, 43 cannons, and other artillery to Boston in the winter of 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga&#8217;s upcoming living history event.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Discover the story of Henry Knox\u2019s noble train of artillery at Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s upcoming living history event, Saturday, December 1, from 10 am \u2013 4 pm. The event will feature a lively program highlighting Henry Knox\u2019s arrival to Fort Ticonderoga and recreate the beginning of the epic feat that ultimately forced the British evacuation from Boston on March 17, 1776. Admission to the \u201cThe Noble Train Begins\u201d living history event is $10 per person and payable at the door.<\/p>\n<p>The siege of Boston, April 19, 1775 &#8211; March 17, 1776 was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War in which New England militiamen, who later became part of the Continental Army, surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts, to prevent movement by the British Army garrisoned within.  In November 1775, Washington sent a 25 year-old bookseller-turned-soldier, Henry Knox, to bring heavy artillery that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. In a technically complex and demanding operation, Knox brought the cannon to the Boston area in January 1776.  In March 1776, these artillery pieces were used to fortify Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston and its harbor and threatening the British naval supply lifeline. The British commander William Howe, realizing he could no longer hold the town, chose to evacuate it. He withdrew the British forces, departing on March 17, for Halifax, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitors to the \u2018The Noble Train Begins\u2019 living history event will meet Henry Knox, the unassuming Boston book seller whose physical and mental might was first tested with the epic feat of moving more than 14 mortars, 43 cannon, and other artillery to Boston in the winter of 1776,\u201d said Stuart Lilie, Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s Director of Interpretation. \u201cSee man and horse power in action as the artillery is selected for the journey. Meet the soldiers left to guard this frontier outpost as the first winter of the Revolutionary War takes hold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/pictures\/Henry_Knox_Book.png\"><br \/>\n<em>Henry Knox: Washington\u2019s Artilleryman by Rich Strum<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Noble Train Begins\u201d living history event will feature interpretive staff working with horses as they move the artillery in place for the journey, cannon tours and cannon demonstrations. The event will also feature Rich Strum, author of <em>Henry Knox: Washington\u2019s Artilleryman<\/em>, who will present an overview on Henry Knox.  Strum\u2019s presentation will take place at 12 pm inside the Mars Education Center followed by a book signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about how an unassuming Boston book seller moved 14 mortars, 43 cannons, and other artillery to Boston in the winter of 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga&#8217;s upcoming living history event. Discover the story of Henry Knox\u2019s noble train of artillery at Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s upcoming living history event, Saturday, December 1, from 10 am \u2013 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/2499\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Henry Knox\u2019s 1775 Epic Feat to be Recreated at Fort Ticonderoga&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-ticonderoga"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}