Episode 3 of 4
American Escape
- When
- October 6, 1777
- Where
- Riverbank below the forts
A number of the garrison, including General Clinton, escaped by scrambling down the embankment to the river, where gunboats ferried them to safety across the Hudson.
Following the capture of the forts, a number of the garrison escaped by scrambling down the embankment to the river. Gunboats took them to safety across the Hudson. Among the escapees was General Clinton, one of the brothers commanding the fort garrison.
Sources
- Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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