Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery (1775–1776)

Follow the winter journey that hauled heavy cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army near Boston. Click stops for detailed information, or use Animate Train to watch the “ox-sled” travel stop-to-stop.
Route line (approximate winter travel path)
Stop marker (click)
Moving train icon (animation)
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In the winter of 1775–1776, Colonel Henry Knox led a difficult, slow-moving expedition to bring captured cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army outside Boston. The journey involved boats, sleds, ox teams, freezing rivers, steep hills, broken roads, and constant problem-solving. Click a stop to learn what happened there.