Fort Franklin (New York)

Fort Franklin was erected by the British in 1778, as part of a network of fortifications along the north shore of Long Island during the Revolutionary War, and named for Benjamin Franklin's Loyalist son, Sir William Franklin.[1] It was raided in 1779, resulting in the capture of many of the Loyalist garrison, but not the fort itself.[2] It was unsuccessfully attacked by French troops on July 13, 1881.[3] At the end of the war, it became a refugee camp for Loyalists, then finally dismantled in 1783.[4]

The site, which became known as Fort Hill, is now the location of the historic Fort Hill Estate.

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=z6yE6mWZUcYC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=%22fort+franklin%22+lloyd&source=bl&ots=Zh65wIjRsd&sig=3nl-qWTqFX_5bhZmTl3OUJ7_MGE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFUQ6AEwDDgKahUKEwj6oJr18eDIAhUGOz4KHdoWDFU#v=onepage&q=%22fort%20franklin%22%20lloyd&f=false
  2. ↑ http://allthingsliberty.com/2015/03/fort-franklin-tory-bastion-on-long-island-sound/
  3. ↑ http://www.royalprovincial.com/history/battles/aslrep4.shtml
  4. ↑ http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Trails/2009/Loyalist-Trails-2009.php?issue=200931

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