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〔Knox〕American Revolutionary soldier who transported 55 captured British cannon from Fort Ticonderoga, New York, to Boston, where George Washington used them to force the British to evacuate the city (1776).诺克斯,亨利:(1750-1806) 美国独立战争中的士兵,他曾把在纽约泰孔德罗加要塞缴获的五十五门大炮运到了波士顿,乔治·华盛顿用这些大炮迫使英国军队撤出该城(1776年) |