Editing Fort Montgomery (Hudson River) (section)

==Battle of Fort Montgomery==
{{Main|Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery}}
On October 6, 1777, a combined force of roughly 2,100 [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]], [[Hessian (soldiers)|Hessians]], and British regulars led by Lieutenant General [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|Sir Henry Clinton]] attacked forts Montgomery and Clinton from the landward side (where the defenses were only partially completed). They had support from cannon fire from British ships on the Hudson River that had passed through the [[chevaux de frise]] on the lower river. The land columns attacking from west of the fort consisted of the New York Volunteers, the [[Loyal American Regiment]], Emmerich's Chasseurs, the 57th and the [[52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot|52nd Regiments of Foot]]. By the end of the day, both forts had fallen to the British, who burned the forts and tore down the stonework buildings.

The battle was strategically barren for the British, however. Their campaign against the forts caused delays in reinforcing [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[John Burgoyne]] at [[Saratoga, New York|Saratoga]]. Americans gained the upper hand at the [[Battle of Bemis Heights]] and forced the surrender of Burgoyne ten days later at the [[Battle of Saratoga]], when the reinforcements were still far to the south.