Assault and Capture of the Forts
- When
- October 6, 1777
- Where
- Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery
After hours of hiking through hilly terrain, Clinton divided his troops for simultaneous assaults; despite a contested approach to Fort Montgomery, both forts fell after a relatively short battle.
After several hours of hiking through the hilly terrain, Clinton divided his troops to stage simultaneous assaults on the two forts. The approach to Fort Montgomery was contested by a company armed with a small field piece, but the British attacked both forts at nearly the same time and captured them after a relatively short battle. British troops under General Sir Henry Clinton then dismantled the first iteration of the Hudson River Chains.
Sources
- Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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