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Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery

Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery
Part of the American Revolutionary War
BattleOfFortsClintonAndMontgomery1777.jpg
A 1777 military map depicting the battle movements
Date October 6, 1777
Location Highlands, Orange County, 5 miles south of West Point, New York
41°19′22.31″N 73°59′23″W / 41.3228639°N 73.98972°W / 41.3228639; -73.98972Coordinates: 41°19′22.31″N 73°59′23″W / 41.3228639°N 73.98972°W / 41.3228639; -73.98972
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders

United States George Clinton
United States James Clinton

United States Israel Putnam

Kingdom of Great Britain Sir Henry Clinton
Kingdom of Great Britain John Vaughan

Kingdom of Great Britain James Wallace
Strength
600 men 2,100 men
Casualties and losses
75 killed and wounded
263 captured		 41 killed
142 wounded

United States George Clinton
United States James Clinton

Kingdom of Great Britain Sir Henry Clinton
Kingdom of Great Britain John Vaughan


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