Battle of Fort Montgomery

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The Battle of Fort Montgomery was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which British forces captured the strategic Hudson River fortifications held by the Continental Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
attacker British forces ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
campaign British operations along the Hudson River in 1777 ⓘ
combatant Province of New York militia ⓘ
linked to: New York militia
commander George Clinton ⓘ
James Clinton ⓘ
Sir Henry Clinton ⓘ
linked to: Henry Clinton
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
consequence destruction of American river defenses including the chain across the Hudson ⓘ
temporary British control of part of the Hudson River ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1777-10-06 ⓘ
datePrecision day ⓘ
defender Continental Army garrison ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army
defensiveWork earthworks ⓘ
palisades ⓘ
followedBy continued British advance up the Hudson River ⓘ
fortification Fort Montgomery ⓘ
hasSiteToday Fort Montgomery State Historic Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involves Hudson River chain ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River Chain

river batteries ⓘ
location Fort Montgomery, New York ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ
namedAfter Fort Montgomery ⓘ
nearbyFort Fort Clinton ⓘ
notableFeature assault on twin forts Montgomery and Clinton ⓘ
use of land and river approaches by British forces ⓘ
objective capture Hudson River fortifications ⓘ
control navigation on the Hudson River ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
outcome capture of Fort Montgomery by British forces ⓘ
partOf Hudson River campaign ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
precededBy construction of Fort Montgomery ⓘ
presentDayLocation Orange County, New York ⓘ
near Bear Mountain, New York ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicImportance defense of the Hudson River Valley ⓘ
protection of American communication between New England and the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Fort Montgomery, New York → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Fort Montgomery ⓘ