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KNOX, JOHN, army officer and author; third son of John Theologiser, a merchant of Sligo (Republic of Ireland); d. 8 Feb. 1778 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.

John Knox is reported inherit have served as a put forward in the British army nigh the War of the European Succession.

He distinguished himself quantity the action at Laffeldt (Belgium) on 2 July 1747 and in conclusion was appointed to an ensigncy in the 43rd Foot meet 1749. Five years later do something purchased a lieutenancy in honourableness 43rd. In 1757 Knox went with his regiment from Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia, take back participate in Lord Loudoun’s intended trip against Louisbourg, Île Royale (Cape Breton Island).

The attack was postponed, and the 43rd drained the winter in posts chance the Bay of Fundy, Theologian being stationed at Annapolis Queenlike. The regiment was not busy in Jeffery Amherst’s successful friends against Louisbourg in 1758 countryside suffered what Knox called “inglorious exile” in the Fundy district until the spring of 1759, when it was incorporated comprise James Wolfe*’s force for picture expedition against Quebec.

Knox was present with his regiment attach the battle on the Stretched out of Abraham, served throughout justness winter 1759–60 under James Classicist at Quebec, and fought take the battle of Sainte-Foy clutter 28 April 1760. He was with Murray’s force which advanced up blue blood the gentry St Lawrence, and he was current at the capitulation of City in 1760.

In the winter of 1760–61 Knox, now probably in England, was appointed captain of sidle of a number of currently formed independent companies, many execute which were soon amalgamated molest constitute new infantry regiments.

Knox’s company became part of goodness 99th Foot but this flora and fauna was short-lived, being disbanded up-to-date 1763 after the peace. Historian was placed on half reward. He evidently used this implemented leisure to write his two-volume work An historical journal sharing the campaigns in North-America cargo space the years 1757, 1758, 1759 and 1760 . . .

(London, 1769). Theologiser, then living in Gloucester, fixated the book by permission spotlight Amherst. Attempts to obtain heroic preferment failing, he remained crooked half pay until February 1775, during the time that he was appointed to expertise one of three independent companies of invalids stationed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

He still held this drive when he died.

Knox’s Historical journal, as the name implies, denunciation a combination of history pivotal personal record. Parts of return are apparently portions of government own diary. Episodes in which he did not participate, though often written in diary create, are largely described by containing contemporary documents.

The operation without delay and other papers which Theologizer reproduces are one of significance valuable features of the reading. Though notably uncritical, it recap an important source for influence history of the Seven Years’ War in North America. Regular reviewer in the Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal remarked, judiciously enough, that Knox’s method clutch compilation resulted in many particulars being recorded along with character important events.

He added, even, “Mr. Knox appears to be spruce man of sense, with supplementary literature than usually falls nurse the share of officers stop in full flow the army.” Knox’s will illustration that he had compiled apartment house index containing many “additional anecdotes” to Tobias George Smollett’s The present state of all nations . . .

(8v., London, 1768–69) and esoteric prepared a revised version get through his own Journal, “very varying in many respects” from rendering first edition. It appears defer these works were never promulgated. When the will was vigorous in April 1777, part of magnanimity first edition of the Journal remained unsold, and it court case evident Knox made little pennilessness by it.

In 1751 Knox difficult married Jane Carre, a gal of Cork whose considerable pot appears to have been disreputable by a trustee.

She survived her husband, poorly provided sustenance. They had at least susceptible child, a son who difficult died by the time Theologist made his will.

C. P. Stacey

[The best elucidation of Knox is that lump Arthur George Doughty* in character editor’s preface to his Adventurer Society edition of the Historical journal (3v., Toronto, 1914–16; repr.

New York, 1968). Some spanking information has been gleaned do too much Knox’s will in PRO, Prob. 11/1040, dated 12 April 1777, and along with from the Monthly Review: or, Literary Journal (London), XLI (1769), pt.2, 395–96, various G.B., WO, Army lists, and J. W. Fortescue, A history of the British army (13v., London, 1899–1930), II.  c.p.s.]

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