Fortress West Point Batteries

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.

Chain Battery - West Point

Chain Battery Wall

Water Battery - West Point

Water Battery Stone Marker

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.

Romans Battery, Magazine in the Foreground and West Point in the Background

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  Romans Battery Marker
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  Romans Battery Marker Locale
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  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.

Marine Battery Site

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  Marine Battery Marker
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  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.

Gravel Hill Battery Site

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  Gravel Hill Battery Marker
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  Gravel Hill Battery Site
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  Hudson River from Gravel Hill Battery

Current Status

Located on the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York.

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Location: Part of the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.392700 Long: -73.958400 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: various'

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:

• North American Forts - Fortress West Point

Visited: 1-14 May 2012

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