Hudson River Chains
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The Hudson River Chains were a series of chain booms constructed across the Hudson River at West Point by Continental Army forces from 1776 to 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. These served
"Fields of Fire" from Fort Constitution on the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War
Sketch of the Great Chain and log boom
The remnants of the earthworks of Chain Battery on Flirtation Walk
The Great Chain and mortars
Boom (navigational barrier)
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A boom or a chain is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation. They are sometimes mixed with pile barrages.
Hudson River Chains
…The Hudson River Chains were a series of chain booms constructed across the Hudson River at West Point by Continental Army forces from 1776 to 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. These served as…
A boom blocking the River Foyle during the siege of Derry
Crusaders break a chain protecting the harbour (at left) in the siege of Damietta.
Boom towers in Norwich
Remains of the great chain that protected the Golden Horn