Redoubt 7 - Constitution Island

Redoubt 7 - Constitution Island (1778-1783) - A Revolutionary War Redoubt established in 1778 on the present day military reservation of the United States Military Academy on Constitution Island in Putnam County, New York. Abandoned at the end of the war in 1783.

Redoubt 7 Marker & Bastion	Redoubt 7 Interior
Redoubt 7 Bastion

Redoubt 7 - Constitution Island History

A land side defense built on the north side heights of Constitution Island to protect Fort Constitution (3) below and the gun batteries guarding the Great Chain and the "S" curve in the Hudson River. Redoubt 7 was designed to hold some 80 infantrymen and supporting cannons. At the end of the war the redoubt was converted into a powder magazine and remained so until 1897 when the powder was removed to West Point.

Current Status

Stabilized remains on the military reservation of the United States Military Academy, Putnam County, New York. On active Military installation and access may be restricted.

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Location: United States Military Academy on Constitution Island, Putnam County, New York.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.40316 Long: -73.95851

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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 24.

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