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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1779-1783) - A [[Revolutionary War]] redoubt established in 1779 at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783. | |||
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== History of Redoubt 3 - West Point == | |||
Designed as pentagonal redoubt with five, 30' sides by Colonel [[Thaddeus Kosciusko]]. It required about 150 soldiers for defense. Described as “A slight wood work 3 feet thick, very dry, no bomb proofs, a single abbatis, the work easily set on fire. No cannons. | |||
Abandoned about 1783. | |||
== Current Status == | |||
Difficult to access in a heavily wooded area, some remains. | |||
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(F) 41.38667, -73.9825, Redoubt 3 - West Point | |||
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'''Location:''' West Point, Orange County, New York. | |||
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* Elevation: 1007' | |||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Fortress West Point]] | |||
* [[Revolutionary War]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 591. | |||
* {{GNIS2|ID=2091612}}. | |||
* {{Cubbison-RedoubtsWP}}, page 28. | |||
* {{WPStaffRide}}, page 53-54. | |||
'''Links:''' | |||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - Redoubt 3 - West Point] | |||
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Redoubt 3 - West Point (1779-1783) - A Revolutionary War redoubt established in 1779 at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783.
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History of Redoubt 3 - West Point
Designed as pentagonal redoubt with five, 30' sides by Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko. It required about 150 soldiers for defense. Described as “A slight wood work 3 feet thick, very dry, no bomb proofs, a single abbatis, the work easily set on fire. No cannons.
Abandoned about 1783.
Current Status
Difficult to access in a heavily wooded area, some remains.
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Location: West Point, Orange County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.38667 Long: -73.9825 |
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: 2091612.
- 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 28.
- West Point Fortifications Staff Ride Note Cards, 3rd ed, USMA History Department, January 1994 changed 1998 and 2008, Pdf, 82 pages, page 53-54.
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