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| '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1778-1802) - A patriot [[Revolutionary War]] fort first established in 1778 as [[Fort Arnold]] by Captain [[Louis de la Radiere]], and completed under Colonel [[Taddeus Kosciusko]] at West Point in Orange County, New York. Originally named for General [[Benedict Arnold]] who commanded the fort. Renamed Fort Clinton for General [[James Clinton]] in 1780 after Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the patriot cause. The largest of the fortifications in [[Fortress West Point]]. Abandoned as a fortification in 1802.
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| |width="50%"|[[Image:West Point 3 - 17.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Clinton Reconstructed Wall and Parapet]]
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| |colspan="2"|[[Image:West Point 3 - 02.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Clinton Plan from a Marker]]
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| == [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) ==
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| [[File:Fort Clinton Map Snippet 1833.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Clinton Map Snippet 1883]]
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| Fort Arnold was originally designed by Captain [[Louis de la Radiere]] who began construction in 1778. The fort was completed under Colonel [[Taddeus Kosciusko]] in 1780. General [[Benedict Arnold]] assumed commanded of West Point in August of 1780 and advanced a plot to hand over the plans to the British. The plot was discovered and Arnold escaped to a British ship. The fort was renamed Fort Clinton for General [[James Clinton]].
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| Fort Clinton was the largest fortification in [[Fortress West Point]] with a garrison of some 700 troops. Armament in 1780 included one 24-pounder, six 18-pounders, one 12- pounder, one 4-pounder, three 3-pounders, five 8-inch mortars, five Royal (5 1⁄2”) mortars, and one Coehorn (4 2/5”) mortar. Structures supporting the fort included a powder magazine, two barracks, and bomb proofs. The fort was placed to protect the great iron chain and log boom that was strung between West Point and Constitution Island blocking the Hudson River. Fort Clinton was in turn protected by [[Fort Putnam (1)|Fort Putnam]] on a hill above the plain and by a series of redoubts that guarded the land side approaches to the whole fortress. | |
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| From the end of the [[Revolutionary War]] in 1783 until 1802 Fort Clinton remained an active fort and storage depot. When the reservation was designated a Military Academy in 1802 the fort deactivated.
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| == Current Status ==
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| Must See! Part of the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point in Orange County, New York. Mostly destroyed but sections and a plaque remain just below the statue of General [[Taddeus Kosciusko]] overlooking the Hudson River. Most of the old fort is covered by the athletic fields in back of the statue. On active Military installation and access may be restricted.
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| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="41.39451" lon="-73.952837" zoom="17" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
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| (G) 41.39389, -73.95278, GNIS Fort Clinton
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| (F) 41.394526, -73.952816, Fort Clinton (2)
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| (1778-1802)
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| (M) 41.394500, -73.952617, Marker
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| (M) 41.394461, -73.952515, Marker on wall
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| (M) 41.394369, -73.952639, Marker on ground
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| '''Location:''' [[United States Military Academy]], West Point, Orange County, New York.
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.394526|-73.952816}}
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| * Elevation: 167', 157' above Hundson River
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| '''See Also:'''
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| * [[Fort Putnam (1)|Fort Putnam]]
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| * [[Fortress West Point]]
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| * [[Revolutionary War]]
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| * [[United States Military Academy]]
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| * [[West Point Portal]]
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| '''Sources:'''
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| * {{Roberts}}, page 590-592.
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| * {{WPStaffRide}}, page 29-32.
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| * {{GNIS2|ID=2091608}}.
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| * {{Cubbison-FortressWP}}, page 35.
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| '''Links:'''
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| * [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts - Fort Clinton]
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| * [http://www.unc.edu/~chaos1/ftarnold.html Fort Arnold/Clinton]
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| * [http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=22308 Historic Marker Database - Fort Clinton]
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| {{Visited|8 May 2012}}
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