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== 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.
[[Image:CI Romans Battery - 3.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Romans Battery, Magazine in the Foreground and West Point in the Background]]
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Image:CI Romans Battery - 2.jpg|Romans Battery Marker
Image:CI Romans Battery - 6.jpg|Romans Battery Marker Locale
Image:CI Romans Battery - 4.jpg|Romans Battery Magazine
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== Marine Battery - Constitution Island==  
== 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 - 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.
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== 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.
[[Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 6.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Gravel Hill Battery Site]]
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Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 2.jpg|Gravel Hill Battery Marker
Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 4.jpg|Gravel Hill Battery Site
Image:CI Gravel Hill Battery - 5.jpg|Hudson River from Gravel Hill Battery
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== Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island==  
== Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island==  
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Revision as of 20:23, 28 January 2015

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.

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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


  • Marine Battery Marker
    Marine Battery Marker
  • Marine Battery Wall
    Marine Battery Wall

Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island

Current Status

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

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:

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