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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1779-1783) - A Patriot [[Revolutionary War]] Redoubt established in 1779 on the present day military reservation of the [[United States Military Academy]] in Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war. | |||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | |||
Designed as a classic hexagonal redoubt by Colonel [[Thaddeus Kosciusko]] with sides of about 30' requiring about 180 men for it's defense. Described as “No cannon in the works, a slight and single abbatis, no ditch or picket. Cannon on two batteries, No bomb proofs.” | |||
The redoubt had two detached gun batteries, one southwest of the redoubt (#2) and the other southeast of the redoubt (#1). These two batteries were described in 1780 as having one 12-pounder and four 9-pounder cannons. | |||
== Current Status == | |||
Stabilized remains on the military reservation of the [[United States Military Academy]], Orange County, New York. | |||
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{{GNIS| | |||
Name=Redoubt Number 1| | |||
ID=2091610| | |||
Type=Historical| | |||
Class=Military| | |||
County=Orange County| | |||
State=New York| | |||
Country=US| | |||
Lat=41.3777778| | |||
Long=-73.9725| | |||
Ele=718| | |||
Map=West Point| | |||
Date=24 Jul 2006| | |||
Code=36071 | |||
}} | |||
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(F) 41.3777778, -73.9725, Redoubt 1 - West Point | |||
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'''Location:''' [[United States Military Academy]], Orange County, New York. | |||
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* Elevation: 718' | |||
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'''Sources:''' | |||
* 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 | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 590-592 | |||
'''Links:''' | |||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - Fortress West Point Redoubts] | |||
{{Visited|30 May 2013}} | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 31 May 2013
Redoubt 1 - West Point (1779-1783) - A Patriot Revolutionary War Redoubt established in 1779 on the present day military reservation of the United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war.
Redoubt 1 - West Point History
Designed as a classic hexagonal redoubt by Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko with sides of about 30' requiring about 180 men for it's defense. Described as “No cannon in the works, a slight and single abbatis, no ditch or picket. Cannon on two batteries, No bomb proofs.”
The redoubt had two detached gun batteries, one southwest of the redoubt (#2) and the other southeast of the redoubt (#1). These two batteries were described in 1780 as having one 12-pounder and four 9-pounder cannons.
Current Status
Stabilized remains on the military reservation of the United States Military Academy, Orange County, New York.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2091610
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Location: United States Military Academy, Orange County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.3777778 Long: -73.9725 |
Sources:
- 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
- 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: 30 May 2013
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