| Forts |
| “Fort Putnam,
on the heights over Wallabout Bay, was a star-shaped battery with six cannon
to secure the northern flank. Named in honor of Colonel Rufus Putnam, Israel
Putnam”s engineer cousin who laid out much of the fieldworks, it name was
changed to Fort Greene during the War of 1812. Today, Fort Greene Park is
the site of the memorial to those Americans who died in British prision
ships in the Bay during the occupation.” – The Battle of Brooklyn 1776, by John
J. Gallagher
“According to British military engineers who examined them, the American fortifications were substantial. On Major Holland noted that they were laid out according to the “rules of fortifications,” well and solidly built.” .” – The Battle of Brooklyn 1776, by John J. Gallagher
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