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Jersey Battery
Description: The Jersey Battery was arguably among the strongest fortifications in downtown Manhattan during its time. It was located to the left of Grenadier's Battery in line with present-day Reade Street, just west of Greenwich Street. Built in 1776, the battery was a five-sided fortification with a line of entrenchments to Grenadier's Battery. In April of that year, along with the nearby Oyster Battery and Whitehall Battery, it engaged opposing British forces. After the occupation of New York, the British improved the fort’s inner workings.
County: Manhattan
City, State: New York City, New York
Conflict/Time Period: Revolutionary War