Flagstaff Fort

Flagstaff Fort

Infobox Military Structure
name=Flagstaff Fort
partof=Replaced earlier Blockhouse.
location=Staten Island, New York


caption=
type=Redoubt
built=June 1776
builder=New York Army National GuardFact|date=June 2007
materials=
height=
used=1776 - 1783
demolished=Replaced by Fort Tompkins in 1806
condition=See story
ownership=National Park Service
controlledby=
garrison=
commanders=
occupants=National Park Service
battles=American Revolutionary War
events=

A Patriot Redoubt built in June of 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries (not named or listed). Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783. Later the site of Fort Tompkins in 1806, that along with others grew into Fort Wadsworth.

ource

* [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsE_L/flagstaffFort.htm| New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fort Wadsworth — is a United States military installation on Staten Island, New York, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond. Prior to closing in 1994 it… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Tompkins — Infobox Military Structure name=Fort Tompkins (I)(II)(III)(IV) partof= location= caption= type=Star Fort built= builder=New York Army National Guard materials= height= used=1812 1815, 1860 1865 demolished= condition= ownership= controlledby=… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Tompkins Quadrangle — 40.6 74.061111111111 Koordinaten: 40° 36′ 0″ N, 74° 3′ 40″ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Flagstaff Hill Fort — Flagstaff Hill Fort, was a fort at Flagstaff Point, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.HistoryConstructed between 1890 1891, the fort was built with a disappearing gun emplacement. The fort was dug out of the hill using face brick walls and… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort (Colombo) — කොටුව(කොළඹ) கோட்டை (கொழும்பு) …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Philip (Sydney) — Fort Philip was a citadel style fort constructed as part of the first defensive works of the penal settlement of Sydney, Australia.HistoryGovernor Hunter ordered a fort to be built on the site of Windmill Hill to defend the colony from rebellious …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Lowell — Tucson, Arizona Ruins of Commanding Officer s quarters at Old Fort Lowell, Tucson. Type …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Belvedere, Surrey — Fort Belvedere is a country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, England very near Sunningdale, Berkshire, but actually over the border in the borough of Runnymede in Surrey. It is a former royal residence from 1750 to 1976 and is most… …   Wikipedia

  • Flagstaff, Arizona — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Flagstaff settlement type = City nickname = City of Seven Wonders website = http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/ imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Coconino County the… …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Canning Lighthouse — Infobox lighthouse|name=Fort Canning Lighthouse location=Fort Canning Hill, Singapore image size=150px caption= coordinates = yearlit=1903 yeardeactivated=1958 automated=No intensity=White and Red 20,000 cd elevation=36.3 metres range=18 nautical …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”