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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. | '''{{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 | |||
(B) 41.4017831, -73.9501293, Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island | |||
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== Chain Battery - West Point== | == Chain Battery - West Point== | ||
[[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 07.jpg|795px|thumb|left|Chain Battery Wall]] | [[File:West Point2 Chain Battery - 07.jpg|795px|thumb|left|Chain Battery Wall]] | ||
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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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== Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island== | == Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
'''Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783)''' - Built in early 1776 as part of an effort to block the Hudson River from the British invasion. The battery was destroyed by the British in October 1777 and was rebuilt by the Patriots in 1778 after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. | '''Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783)''' - Built in early 1776 as part of an effort to block the Hudson River from the British invasion. The battery was destroyed by the British in October 1777 and was rebuilt by the Patriots in 1778 after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. | ||
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Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 4.jpg|Gravel Hill Battery Site | Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 4.jpg|Gravel Hill Battery Site | ||
Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 5.jpg|Hudson River from Gravel Hill Battery | Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 5.jpg|Hudson River from Gravel Hill Battery | ||
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== Battery Lanthorn - West Point== | |||
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== 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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[[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
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[[Category:Revolutionary War Forts]] | [[Category:Revolutionary War Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Fortress West Point]] | [[Category:Fortress West Point]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 3 June 2013
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.
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Chain Battery - West Point
Water Battery - West Point
Romans Battery - Constitution Island
Romans Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783) - Built in 1776 and destroyed by the British in October 1777. Rebuilt in 1778 as Greatons Battery after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson. Original battery probably mounted eleven, 12 or 18-pounder guns. The rebuilt battery mounted five 6-pounders and one 9-pounder.
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Romans Battery Marker -
Romans Battery Marker Locale -
Romans Battery Magazine
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.
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Marine Battery Marker -
Marine Battery Wall
Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island
Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island (1776-1783) - Built in early 1776 as part of an effort to block the Hudson River from the British invasion. The battery was destroyed by the British in October 1777 and was rebuilt by the Patriots in 1778 after the British withdrew and the Great Chain was placed across the Hudson.
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Gravel Hill Battery Marker -
Gravel Hill Battery Site -
Hudson River from Gravel Hill Battery
Battery Lanthorn - West Point
Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island
Current Status
Located on the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York.
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 590-592
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