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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A U.S. Army eight gun earthworks redoubt started in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]] by General [[George Izard]] in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Completed by Brigadier General [[Alexander Macomb]] in August 1814. Abandoned in 1815. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A U.S. Army eight gun earthworks redoubt started in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]] by General [[George Izard]] [[2nd U.S. Artillery]] in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Completed by Brigadier General [[Alexander Macomb]] in August 1814. Abandoned in 1815. | ||
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Revision as of 19:06, 9 November 2012
Fort Brown (3) (1814-1815) - A U.S. Army eight gun earthworks redoubt started in 1814 during the War of 1812 by General George Izard 2nd U.S. Artillery in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Completed by Brigadier General Alexander Macomb in August 1814. Abandoned in 1815.
Fort Brown History
An earthworks redoubt on the Saranac River used in Battle of Plattsburgh, had eight guns and four interior buildings. Completed in August 1814 in time for the Battle of Plattsburgh in September 1814.
Current Status
Markers and part of the earthworks in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
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Location: United States Ave., Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 44.6879926 Long: -73.4503302 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 539
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