On this day 250 years ago, Henry Knox left Cambridge, Massachusetts. to head to Fort Ticonderoga under orders of General Washington. On that same day in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress commissioned Knox as a Colonel in the Continental Army.

Sources: https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/henry-knox-begins-the-knox-expedition.html; https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/02/henry-knoxs-noble-train-of-artillery-no-ox-for-knox/

Also on this day 250 years ago, the initial two ships of the Continental Navy conducted a raid on Charlottetown, St. John’s Island (now Prince Edwards Island), Canada capturing the Acting Governor and Surveyor General of St. Johns Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Charlottetown_(1775)

Tonight, November 17, 2025, PBS is broadcasting Episode 2 of Ken Burns’ American Revolution. This episode covers events that happened 250 years ago today.