This American Revolutionary War general was nicknamed “the Ox”.
- Charles Lee
- Henry Knox
- Horatio Gates
- Joseph Reed
Henry Knox. Only 26 when he was commissioned as a General, Knox was a very big man, but he was called “the Ox” because of his fondness for Ox-tail soup.
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