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Firing Cannons of the Grand Battery
Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: October 1, 2011
Caption: Firing Cannons of the Grand Battery
Additional Description: Reenactors of the 5th New York Regiment of the Continental Line commemorate the Battle of Fort's Montgomery and Clinton.

The 5th New York Regiment garrisoned Fort Montgomery early in 1777. The British killed or captured 98 out of 312 men on October 6, 1777 when they stormed Forts Montgomery and Clinton.
Submitted: October 3, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p175065
File Size: 1.568 Megabytes

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