Western Redoubts 1, 2, 3 and 4

In July 1779, General Washington ordered the fortification of hills to the south and west of Fort Putnam because they dominated Fort Putnam and made it vulnerable to attack. Redoubt 1 with two batteries (hill south of Michie Stadium) ...

Redoubt and Battery 1

The main American Position was nearing completion when a redoubt was constructed at the extreme right of the American line. It contained two artillery pieces that could rake the levee and canal.

On the morning of January 5, 1815, 2000 British ...

Middle Redoubt of the American Army   1776

This marks the Middle Redoubt

built by

the American Army 1776

At this point on Nov. 16, 1776

under

General Washington

occurred some of the

Fiercest fighting of

the Battle of

Washington Heights

Erected by

Washington Heights Chapter

N. S. D. A. R.

May 5, 1929

Marker can be reached from W 155th Street, ...

Redoubt 1

Engineers Debate the Williamsburg Line

Because Lt. Col. Benjamin S. Ewell had made little progress on the Williamsburg defenses by late June 1861, Gen. John B. Magruder, commanding the Army of the Peninsula, replaced him with Gen. Lafayette McLaws. Capt. Alfred ...

Redoubt 12

Hancock the Superb

You are near the northern end of the Confederate defensive line built in 1861 to protect the eastern approach to Richmond. The “Williamsburg Line” stretched between the James and York rivers and consisted of fourteen forts, commonly called ...