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Revision as of 16:05, 16 August 2026
Redoubt 1 - West Point (1779-1783) - A Patriot Revolutionary War Redoubt established in 1779 on the present day military reservation of the United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York. One of eight such redoubts established to protect Fortress West Point. Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war.
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Redoubt 1 - West Point Marker Rock -
Redoubt 1 - West Point Broken Observation Tower -
Redoubt 1 - West Point Interior and Stone Wall
History
Part of Fortress West Point.
Designed as a classic hexagonal redoubt by Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko with sides of about 30' requiring about 180 men for its defense. Described by Benedict Arnold (25 Sep 1780) as “No cannon in the works, a slight and single abbatis, no ditch or picket. Cannon on two batteries, No bomb proofs.”
The redoubt had two detached gun batteries, one southwest of the redoubt (#2) and the other southeast of the redoubt (#1). These two batteries were described in 1780 as having one 12-pounder and four 9-pounder cannons.
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Battery 1 Marker Rock -
Battery 1 Site
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Battery 2 Interior -
Battery 2 Site -
Battery 2 Right Side
Current Status
Stabilized remains on the military reservation of the United States Military Academy, Orange County, New York. On active Military installation and access may be restricted.
Location:
United States Military Academy, West Point, Orange County, New York.
Lat: 41.378° Long: -73.973° Elevation: 718'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
See Also:
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 591.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2091610.
- Cubbison, Douglas R., Historic Structures Report: The Redoubts of West Point, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, January 2004, pdf, 33 pages + appendix, illustrated, page 25.
- West Point Fortifications Staff Ride Note Cards, 3rd ed, USMA History Department, January 1994 changed 1998 and 2008, Pdf, 82 pages, page 50-51.
Links:
Related:
2013 Forts Visited, Fortress West Point, Revolutionary War, West Point Portal,