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American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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American Founding Father (1750–1806)
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1775–76 logistical feat during the American Revolutionary War
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