A Plan Of Fort Montgomery And Fort Clinton Taken By His Majestys Forces Under The Command Of Maj Gen L

by J F W Des Barres Publisher Samuel Holland John Knight

$22,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Rare revolutionary chart of the Hudson River showing the American defenses, on the eve of the Battle of Fort Montgomery. On October 6, 1777, a British force led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton attacked Forts Montgomery and Clinton from the landward side, where the American defenses were only partially completed. Support from cannon fire from British ships on the Hudson River that had passed through the chevaux de frise on the lower river. By the end of the day, both

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