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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1778-1783) - 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 for General [[James Clinton]] in 1780 after Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the patriot cause. The largest of the fortifications in [[Fortress | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1778-1783) - 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 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 in 1783. | ||
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Revision as of 12:05, 8 May 2012
Fort Clinton (2) (1778-1783) - 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 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 in 1783.
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Current Status
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 Taddeus Kosciusko overlooking the Hudson River.
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Location: Active Military Installation, Orange County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.3941917 Long: -73.9536162 |
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.
Links:
Visited: 8 May 2012
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