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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - South Redoubt - Garrison] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#wp North American Forts - South Redoubt - Garrison] | ||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=20701 HMDB - South Redoubt] | |||
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Revision as of 16:24, 18 January 2015
South Redoubt - Garrison (1779-1783) - A Patriot Revolutionary War Redoubt established in 1779 in present day Putnam County, New York. Abandoned at the end of the war in 1783.
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South Redoubt - Garrison History
One of two redoubts and associated gun batteries built as a part of the final expansion of Fortress West Point in 1779. Construction underway by July 1779 included the Redoubt and three associated gun batteries. Raised parapets protected the inside from higher ground to the east.
Mounted one 12 pounder and four 6 pounders. Required a complement of 160 men.
| Battery | Details |
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| 1 | Stone Ramparts, two walls facing North & East |
| 2 | Stone Ramparts, guns en barbette |
| 3 | One embrasure on South Flank, 6' epaulment on North Flank |
Current Status
Some remains and at least one marker. Both the North and South Redoubts accessible by marked public trail from parking lot on Snake Hill Road. Both North and South Redoubts shown on map.
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Location: Red marked trail in Garrison School Forest, Garrison, Putnam County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.37662 Long: -73.92863 |
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 591.
- West Point Fortifications Staff Ride Note Cards, 3rd ed, USMA History Department, January 1994 changed 1998 and 2008, Pdf, 82 pages, page 26.
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