Fort No. 4 - NYC

Fort No. 4 - NYC (1776-1779) - A Patriot Revolutionary War fortification established in 1776 in present day New York City, Bronx County, New York. Captured by the British in 1776 and held by them until 1779. Destroyed and abandoned by the British in 1779. Revolutionary War Fortifications North of New York City, circa 1777. Fort No. 4 in Center Right History of Fort Number Four A Patriot Revolutionary War fortification established in late summer of 1776 in present day New York City, Bronx County, New York. Located near the southern end of the present day Jerome Park Reservoir across the Harlem River from Manhattan Island. Built as a small, 70' square, palisaded fort on the outer defense line of New York City. Captured by the British after two assaults in late 1776 during the invasion of New York City and held by them until 1779. Initially garrisoned by British and Hessian troops who added a Redoubt in October 1778. In 1779 the British constricted their outer defense line to shift manpower to other locations and many of the outposts were destroyed and abandoned. Fort No. 4 was abandoned and destroyed by the British on 18 Sep 1779 as a part of this consolidation. Current Status No remains, marker only marks the site. Said to be near the south end of Jerome Park Reservoir, 700 feet east of Sedgewick Avenue. Note: There is confusion about the numbering and locations of Fort No. 4, Fort No. 5 and Fort Independence. Some maps show that Fort Independence and Fort No. 4 were one in the same and other maps show them as two separate forts. A DAR marker identifies the post at the southern edge of the Jerome Park Reservoir as Fort No. 4 but if Fort Independence was also Fort No. 4 that makes the post at the southern edge of the Jerome Park Reservoir Fort No. 5. It is also possible that the British renumbered the forts after they were captured and built additional ones. For documentation purposes, these pages assume that Fort Independence and Fort No. 4 were at two different locations and that the DAR marker correctly identifies the location of Fort No. 4. That leaves the exact location of Fort No. 5 unknown and its location is approximated based on the British map above. When reading modern or historical accounts of these three forts you must determine first which locations are assumed for all three. Location: New York City, Bronx County, New York. Map point is the marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 40.87384 Long: -73.89861 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Fort No. 5 New York City Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 602. Links: North American Forts - Fort No. 4 - NYC New York State Military Museum - Fort No. 4 - NYC HMDB - Fort No. 4 Marker Visited: No