Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan. It was one of the worst Patriot defeats of the war.
A view of the attack against Fort Washington, a portrait by Thomas Davies
British warships trying to pass between Forts Washington and Lee
Bennett Park memorial at Fort Washington
A Daughters of the American Revolution monument to the final position of the Continental troops before crossing the Hudson River
Fort Washington (Manhattan)
Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island, at the island's highest point, within the modern-day neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The Fort Washington Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A View of the Attack against Fort Washington and Rebel Redouts near New York on November 16, 1776 by the British and Hessian Brigades Watercolor by Thomas Davies
Capt. Molly memorial - Fort Tryon Park
Bennett Park memorial - Fort Washington
The site of Fort Washington in Bennett Park as it appeared in 2011
