Sugar Loaf Redoubt

SUGARLOAF REDOUBT

Built in 1776-77, Sugar Loaf or South Redoubt on Sugar Loaf Hill served as a link between the twin forts on the Popolopen and Fort Constitution and gave depth to the defenses of the Continental Village, the supply depot near Peekskill. The Hill is now a part of New York State’s Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve and can be reached by the Sugar Loaf and Osborn Loop Trail. No known description of the Sugarloaf Redoubt exists although it is referred to as part of Fortress West Point in General Washington’s primary source documents. Recent visits to the site have encouraged archaeological investigations and technology scans.

FORTRESS WEST POINT: Washington Headquarters at West Point3

Plaque commemorating the location of the Moore House /Red House- Washington’s Headquarters - behind what is now the West Point Rugby Center

FORTRESS WEST POINT: Washington Headquarters at West Point6

COMMANDERS OF THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS DEPARTMENT (Fortress West Point) 1776 – 1783

William Heath November 12, 1776

Alexander McDougall December 21, 1776

Israel Putnam May 12, 1777

Alexander McDougall March 16, 1778

Horatio Gates May 20, 1778

Alexander McDougall November 24, 1778

William Heath November 27, 1779

Robert Howe (Acting) February 21, 1780

Alexander McDougall June 21, 1780

Benedict Arnold August 3, 1780

George Washington (Acting) September 25, 1780

Alexander McDougall September 28, 1780

Nathanael Greene October 5, 1780

William Heath October 17, 1780

John Paterson (Acting) May 11, 1781

Alexander McDougall June 24, 1781

William Heath January 18, 1782

Henry Knox August 24, 1782

FORTRESS WEST POINT: Washington Headquarters at West Point1

FORTRESS WEST POINT: Washington Headquarters at West Point2

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