Butts Hill Fort Marker
Butts Street, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 02871, USA
Rhode Island, USA
MARKER
TICKETED:
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PARKING:
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RESTROOMS:
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FORT
EST. 1777
FORTIFICATION
EST. 1777
BATTLEFIELD
August 29, 1778
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
0
HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Butts Hill Fort Marker.
These fortifications erected by the British 1777 were occupied by the Americans 1778, becoming the island base of the Continental Army under General Sullivan in the Battle of Rhode Island.
About Butts Hill Fort Marker
British forces constructed major defenses on Butts Hill during their occupation of Aquidneck Island in 1777. American troops occupied the works in 1778, making the fort the principal position of John Sullivan’s army during the Battle of Rhode Island. The defenses helped cover the American withdrawal after the unsuccessful attempt to retake Newport.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Butts Hill Fort Marker
British forces constructed major defenses on Butts Hill during their occupation of Aquidneck Island in 1777. American troops occupied the works in 1778, making the fort the principal position of John Sullivan’s army during the Battle of Rhode Island. The defenses helped cover the American withdrawal after the unsuccessful attempt to retake Newport. These fortifications erected by the British 1777 were occupied by the Americans 1778, becoming the island base of the Continental Army under General Sullivan in the Battle of Rhode Island.
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