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Fort Defiance at Red Hook Maps Tell Revolutionary Story
Red Hook Fort Defiance defended New York harbor in 1776 with four 18 pounders and a three pounder. Maps by George Sproule and later research tie the fort to Cypress Tree Island near Van Dyke and Coffey Streets, detailing its three redoubts, earthworks, and engagement with British naval forces.
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Eneral Israel Putnam
New York
Governor’s Island
Red Hook
Fort Defiance
Washington
Nathanael Greene
Coll. Varnum
George Sproule
Brooklyn
Ratzer
Clements Library
University of Michigan
Clements
Sir Henry Clinton
North America
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza
Henry Stiles
Samuel Shaw
Sproule
van Dyke
Defiance
Flushing
Quincy
Shaw
Stiles
Staten Island
General Howe
Halifax
North River
Hudson
Lord Richard Howe
Howe
Sion
Peter Parker
Asia
Renown
Preston Com. Hotham
Phoenix
Gravesend Bay
Roebuck
Repulse
Grant
Hammond
Conover and
Coffey
Conover
Robin Roberts
Dwight and Beard
Todd Shipyards
Robinson Brooklyn
Cypress Tree Island
Robinson
van Brunt
Reid
Robert Roberts