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Henry 'Hatemonger' Knox
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Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first secretary of war.
Knox supported the American rebels, the Sons of Liberty, was present at the Boston Massacre, served at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and offered his services to Gen. Washington, who had him commissioned a colonel and gave him command of the Continental Regiment of Artillery.
Knox stayed with the main Army throughout most of the active war, and saw further action at several battles. While the Army was in winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, he returned to Massachusetts to improve the Army's artillery capability. He raised an additional battalion and established the Springfield Armory before his return in the spring. That arsenal remained a valuable source of ammunition and gun carriages for the rest of the war.
As secretary of war, Knox urged and presided over the creation of a regular United States Navy and created a series of coastal fortifications. As secretary of War Knox was responsible for managing the U.S.'s relations with the Native Americans in the U.S. Knox used his new position to argue that the U.S. honor the Native Americans' rights. To this end, Knox argued that the U.S. should treat Native American tribes as sovereign, foreign nations. He envisioned a humane policy of treaties that would not be broken, resulting in a series of Indian enclaves in the West where the United States would forbid its citizens to settle.
Knox settled at Montpelier, the estate he built in Maine. He spent the rest of his life engaged in cattle farming, ship building, brick making and real estate speculation. He had assembled a vast real estate empire in Maine through graft and corruption; this triggered an armed insurrection by local settlers who threatened to burn his home to the ground. Although Knox represented his Thomaston in the Massachusetts General Court (Maine then being part of Massachusetts), he eventually became so unpopular that he lost the seat to a local blacksmith.
Next normal skill: Guard, then Mighty Blow
Next doubles skill: Stand Firm
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Knox supported the American rebels, the Sons of Liberty, was present at the Boston Massacre, served at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and offered his services to Gen. Washington, who had him commissioned a colonel and gave him command of the Continental Regiment of Artillery.
Knox stayed with the main Army throughout most of the active war, and saw further action at several battles. While the Army was in winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, he returned to Massachusetts to improve the Army's artillery capability. He raised an additional battalion and established the Springfield Armory before his return in the spring. That arsenal remained a valuable source of ammunition and gun carriages for the rest of the war.
As secretary of war, Knox urged and presided over the creation of a regular United States Navy and created a series of coastal fortifications. As secretary of War Knox was responsible for managing the U.S.'s relations with the Native Americans in the U.S. Knox used his new position to argue that the U.S. honor the Native Americans' rights. To this end, Knox argued that the U.S. should treat Native American tribes as sovereign, foreign nations. He envisioned a humane policy of treaties that would not be broken, resulting in a series of Indian enclaves in the West where the United States would forbid its citizens to settle.
Knox settled at Montpelier, the estate he built in Maine. He spent the rest of his life engaged in cattle farming, ship building, brick making and real estate speculation. He had assembled a vast real estate empire in Maine through graft and corruption; this triggered an armed insurrection by local settlers who threatened to burn his home to the ground. Although Knox represented his Thomaston in the Massachusetts General Court (Maine then being part of Massachusetts), he eventually became so unpopular that he lost the seat to a local blacksmith.
Next normal skill: Guard, then Mighty Blow
Next doubles skill: Stand Firm
Stats: non-double +MA, +AG, +ST
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