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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1776-1783) - A [[Revolutionary War]] battery first established in 1776 at the terminus of the Great Chain at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1776-1783) - A [[Revolutionary War]] battery first established in 1776 at the terminus of the Great Chain at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 08.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chain Battery Top of the Stone Wall, Flirtation Walk Along the Right]] | |width="50%"|[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 08.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chain Battery Top of the Stone Wall, Flirtation Walk Along the Right]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 07.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Chain Battery Wall]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 07.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Chain Battery Wall at the Base of the Battery.]] | ||
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== History of Chain Battery - West Point == | == History of Chain Battery - West Point == | ||
[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 09.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Great Chain Marker at the Chain Battery]] | [[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 09.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Great Chain Marker at the Chain Battery]] | ||
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The remains of the battery can be | Established in 1776. The Chain Battery was constructed just above the point where the Great Chain was anchored to the West Point shore about 27 feet above the waters of Hudson River. The battery was a 65' long stone parapet that could mount three 12-pounder cannons placed to protect the [[Great Chain]]. The June 1779 and the September 1780 ordnance reports both list three 12-pounders at Chain Battery. | ||
The remains of the battery can be seen alongside Flirtation Walk near Chain Cove. Flirtation walk runs right behind the stone wall which was the base of the battery. | |||
Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war. | Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Some of the battery's stone structures remain along with a large stone carved with the name of the battery. A marker for the Great Chain is attached to a nearby boulder. | Some of the battery's stone structures remain along with a large stone carved with the name of the battery. A marker for the Great Chain is attached to a nearby boulder. On the [[United States Military Academy]] reservation which is an active Military installation and access may be restricted. | ||
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* [[Fortress West Point]] | * [[Fortress West Point]] | ||
* [[West Point Portal]] | * [[West Point Portal]] | ||
* [[United States Military Academy]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 590-592 | * {{Roberts}}, page 590-592. | ||
* {{WPStaffRide}}, page 33. | |||
* {{Cubbison-FortressWP}}, page 31. | |||
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Chain Battery - West Point (1776-1783) - A Revolutionary War battery first established in 1776 at the terminus of the Great Chain at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783.
History of Chain Battery - West Point Part of Fortress West Point. Established in 1776. The Chain Battery was constructed just above the point where the Great Chain was anchored to the West Point shore about 27 feet above the waters of Hudson River. The battery was a 65' long stone parapet that could mount three 12-pounder cannons placed to protect the Great Chain. The June 1779 and the September 1780 ordnance reports both list three 12-pounders at Chain Battery. The remains of the battery can be seen alongside Flirtation Walk near Chain Cove. Flirtation walk runs right behind the stone wall which was the base of the battery. Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war.
Current StatusSome of the battery's stone structures remain along with a large stone carved with the name of the battery. A marker for the Great Chain is attached to a nearby boulder. On the United States Military Academy reservation which is an active Military installation and access may be restricted.
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