Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment
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Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment was a major Revolutionary War-era Continental Army artillery training and encampment site in New Jersey, often considered an early prototype of the U.S. Army artillery school.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War site
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artillery training camp ⓘ military encampment ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental Artillery
NERFINISHED
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United States Army artillery school tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Former military installations of the United States ⓘ Military history of New Jersey ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | early prototype of the U.S. Army artillery school ⓘ |
| governedBy | Continental Congress (through Continental Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery training
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logistics center ⓘ ordnance depot ⓘ winter encampment ⓘ |
| hasResearchType | historical archaeology ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site ⓘ |
| inception | 1778 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bedminster Township, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
North America ⓘ Pluckemin, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Middlebrook, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morristown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | artillery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pluckemin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
George Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middlebrook encampment area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important Revolutionary War winter quarters
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major Continental Army artillery training center ⓘ precursor to formal U.S. artillery schools such as Fort Sill ⓘ |
| significantEvent | winter encampment of Continental Army artillery 1778–1779 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | upland plateau in Somerset County ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States artillery forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
storage of cannon and munitions
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testing artillery tactics ⓘ training artillery officers ⓘ |
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