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The Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in the Hudson Highlands of the Hudson River valley, not far from West Point, on October 6, 1777. British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery and then dismantled the first iteration of the Hudson ...
Although the ruins of Fort Montgomery survive and the site is a National Historic Landmark, the Fort Clinton site was destroyed in the 1920s during the construction of U.S. Route 9W and the Bear Mountain Bridge. [4] Today, the Fort Clinton site lies within Bear Mountain State Park and is used for the Trailside Museum and Zoo.
Born and raised on a farm in Riderwood, Maryland, United States, [1] Clifton's family prospered in the tobacco trade during the nineteenth century. [3] From an early age, he discovered his love for country music through the radio and records.
The fort was commanded by General George Clinton, also the newly appointed Patriot governor of the State. Fort Montgomery and its companion fortification, the smaller Fort Clinton, on the southern bank of the Popolopen, held a combined garrison of roughly 700 Colonial soldiers. These men were from the 5th NY Regiment, Lamb's Artillery, Orange ...
Major-General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was a Continental Army officer and politician who fought in the American Revolutionary War. During the war he, along with John Sullivan , led the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the British-allied Iroquois .
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds)US [1]US R&B [1]1977 Live: P-Funk Earth Tour. Released: May 5, 1977; Label: Casablanca, Def Jam Recordings
Clinton Ford (born Ian George Stopford Harrison; 4 November 1931 – 21 October 2009) [2] was an English popular singer of the 1950s and 1960s. Biography [ edit ]
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter.