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< | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1776-1783) - [[Revolutionary War]] Batteries established beginning in 1776 as a part of the defenses of [[Fortress West Point]] in present day Orange and Putnam County, New York. Most abandoned at the end of the war in 1783. | ||
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(B) 41.395644, -73.951335, Battery Lanthorn - West Point | |||
(B) 41.39628, -73.952923, Chain Battery - West Point | |||
(B) 41.394389, -73.951378, Water Battery - West Point | |||
(B) 41.401697, -73.953481, Romans Battery - Constitution Island | |||
(B) 41.401536, -73.951936, Marine Battery - Constitution Island | |||
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(B) 41.402147, -73.949082, Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island | |||
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== Marine Battery - Constitution Island== | == Marine Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
'''Marine Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783)''' - Built in 1776 and destroyed in October 1777 by British troops. The battery was partially rebuilt after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. In 1776 armament consisted of seven 9-pounder cannon and one 6-pounder cannon. | '''Marine Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783)''' - Built in 1776 and destroyed in October 1777 by British troops. The battery was partially rebuilt after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. In 1776 armament consisted of seven 9-pounder cannon and one 6-pounder cannon. | ||
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Image:CI Marine Battery - 5.jpg|Marine Battery Wall | Image:CI Marine Battery - 5.jpg|Marine Battery Wall | ||
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== Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island== | == Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Located on the [[United States Military Academy]] in Orange and Putnam County, New York. | Located on the [[United States Military Academy]] in Orange and Putnam County, New York. | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 590-592 | * {{Roberts}}, page 590-592 | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - Fortress West Point] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - Fortress West Point] | ||
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Fortress West Point Batteries (1776-1783) - Revolutionary War Batteries established beginning in 1776 as a part of the defenses of Fortress West Point in present day Orange and Putnam County, New York. Most abandoned at the end of the war in 1783. {"selectable":false,"width":"800"} Marine Battery - Constitution IslandMarine Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783) - Built in 1776 and destroyed in October 1777 by British troops. The battery was partially rebuilt after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. In 1776 armament consisted of seven 9-pounder cannon and one 6-pounder cannon. 
Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution IslandCurrent StatusLocated on the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York. Sources:
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