Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort)

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American Revolutionary War site military fortification

Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) was an American defensive stronghold on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River that played a key role in General George Washington’s 1776 retreat during the New York and New Jersey campaign.

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Label	Occurrences
Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) canonical	1
Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fortification)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ
associatedWith	Continental Army withdrawal across the Hudson River ⓘ George Washington’s retreat from New York ⓘ loss of Manhattan to British forces ⓘ
builtDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
category	American Revolutionary War forts ⓘ Forts in New Jersey ⓘ Military history of New Jersey ⓘ
commandedBy	George Washington ⓘ surface form: General George Washington
constructionStartTime	1776 ⓘ
controlledBy	United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ surface form: United States (Continental Congress)
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentStatus	no longer standing as an active fort ⓘ
dateOfEvacuation	1776-11-20 ⓘ
garrisonCommander	Charles Lee ⓘ surface form: General Charles Lee Nathanael Greene ⓘ surface form: General Nathanael Greene
hasFeature	artillery batteries ⓘ earthen fortifications ⓘ river-facing gun emplacements ⓘ
hasRole	artillery position ⓘ defensive stronghold ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic site ⓘ
locatedIn	Bergen County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Lee, New Jersey ⓘ
locatedNear	Hudson River ⓘ
locatedOn	New Jersey side of the Hudson River ⓘ
locatedOppositeOf	Washington Heights ⓘ surface form: Fort Washington (Manhattan)
namedAfter	Charles Lee ⓘ Charles Lee ⓘ surface form: General Charles Lee
nearbyCity	New York City ⓘ
nearbyStructure	George Washington Bridge ⓘ
opposedBy	British Army ⓘ Hessian forces ⓘ
partOf	West Point defenses ⓘ surface form: Hudson River defenses New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
presentDaySite	Fort Lee Historic Park ⓘ
significantEvent	British capture of Fort Washington in November 1776 ⓘ Washington’s retreat across New Jersey in 1776 ⓘ evacuation of Continental Army forces in November 1776 ⓘ
strategicPurpose	to prevent British ships from sailing up the Hudson River ⓘ to support Fort Washington on the opposite shore ⓘ
usedBy	Continental Army ⓘ
usedInConflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

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Fort Lee, New Jersey → namedAfter → Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) ⓘ

Fort Lee Historic Park → associatedWithStructure → Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fortification)