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of the Noble Train of Artillery. During the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox managed to transport 60 tons of artillery 300 miles in three months during the dead of winter. This stupendous feat of logistics was widely credited as a catalyst which broke the British siege of Boston.

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Fun Fact: of the Noble Train of Artillery. During the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox managed to transport 60 tons of artillery 300 miles in three months during the dead of winter. “This stupendous feat of logistics” was widely credited as a catalyst which broke the British siege of Boston.

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