How Henry Knox's 300-mile trek helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

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In 1775, the British were occupying Boston and the Patriots were low on weapons. General George Washington turned to Knox to do what seemed impossible: get more arms from Fort Ticonderoga in New York.

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