American Revolutionary War defenses

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The American Revolutionary War defenses in the Hudson Highlands were a strategic network of forts, batteries, and river obstructions designed to control the Hudson River and prevent British forces from splitting the American colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification network
military defense system
component Constitution Island batteries
Fort Clinton
Fort Constitution
Fort Montgomery, New York
surface form: Fort Montgomery

Fort Putnam
Great Chain across the Hudson River
West Point defenses
surface form: West Point fortifications

chevaux-de-frise river obstructions
redoubts and earthworks on surrounding heights
shore batteries along the Hudson River
conflict American Revolutionary War
constructionMaterial earthworks
stone fortifications
timber works
controlledBy Continental Army
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedTo control the Hudson River
prevent British forces from splitting the American colonies
geographicalFeatureUsed narrow, mountainous section of the Hudson River
heritageDesignation listed components on the National Register of Historic Places
includesType artillery batteries
chevaux-de-frise
forts
redoubts
river chains
laterUse foundation for United States Military Academy at West Point
locatedIn Hudson Highlands
locatedOn Hudson River
militaryBranch Continental Army
surface form: Continental Army engineers
notableCommanderAssociated George Washington
notableEngineerAssociated Louis de la Radière
Tadeusz Kościuszko
notableSite Bear Mountain State Park
surface form: Bear Mountain area

Constitution Island
West Point, New York
opposedBy British Army
Royal Navy
region New York Colony
status partially preserved as historic sites
strategicImportance control of communication between New England and the mid-Atlantic colonies
strategicObjective deny British naval passage up the Hudson River
protect Continental Army lines of communication
secure supply routes between New England and other colonies
timePeriod 1770s
American Revolutionary era

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Hudson Highlands hasHistoricSignificance American Revolutionary War defenses
Fort Montgomery, New York historicRegion American Revolutionary War defenses
this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War Hudson Highlands defenses
West Point defenses partOf American Revolutionary War defenses
this entity surface form: Continental Army defensive network