American River Defense

In the summer of 1777, the eastern leg of the American fortifications surrounding Bemis Heights extended to the southern end of the log-and-earth defenses across the ravine. The old wagon road to Albany, followed today by the modern highway, was the route by which Crown Forces sought to push southward, but American cannon skillfully positioned behind fortifications atop the bluff commanded the Albany Road, while batteries on the flats below blocked use of the river.

Stillwater, New York · United States