Fort Clinton

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Fort Clinton was a key American Revolutionary War fortification in New York’s Hudson Highlands that played a significant role in controlling access along the Hudson River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War site ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Benedict Arnold ⓘ
George Clinton ⓘ
attackedBy British forces under Sir Henry Clinton ⓘ
builtBy Continental Army ⓘ
builtFor defense of the Hudson River corridor ⓘ
capturedBy British Army ⓘ
capturedOn 1777-10-06 ⓘ
conflict Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery ⓘ
connectedBy Hudson River chain ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River Chain
controlledAccessTo Hudson River ⓘ
controlledBy Continental Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse historic site ⓘ
defensiveSystem redoubts and batteries ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
function artillery position ⓘ
river defense ⓘ
garrisonCommander James Clinton ⓘ
hasNearbyFort Fort Montgomery ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody Popolopen Creek ⓘ
hasRemains earthworks ⓘ
stone foundations ⓘ
heritageDesignation listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Hudson Highlands ⓘ
New York ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Orange County, New York ⓘ
locatedNear Bear Mountain ⓘ
locatedOn Hudson River ⓘ
west bank of the Hudson River ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army artillery ⓘ
namedAfter James Clinton ⓘ
opposedBy British Army ⓘ
partOf American defensive line in the Hudson Highlands ⓘ
Hudson River defenses ⓘ
presentDaySite Bear Mountain State Park ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery ⓘ
statusAfterCapture partially destroyed ⓘ
strategicImportance blocking British naval movement up the Hudson River ⓘ
control of communications between New England and the rest of the colonies ⓘ
tourism open to the public as part of a state park ⓘ
usedBy Patriot forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
yearOfSignificantBattle 1777 ⓘ

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American Revolutionary War defenses in the Hudson Highlands → component → Fort Clinton ⓘ
Hudson Highlands campaign → defensiveWorks → Forts Clinton and Montgomery ⓘ
linked to: Fort Clinton
Highlands, New York → contains → Fort Clinton (Hudson River) site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Clinton