Editing Fort Hamilton (section)

{{Short description|U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York}}
{{About|the fort in Brooklyn, New York|other uses}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name          = Fort Hamilton
| ensign        = 
| native_name   = 
| partof        = [[Harbor Defenses of Southern New York]]
| location      = [[New York City]] [[Borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| nearest_town  = 
| country       = 
| image         = Fort_hamilton_logo.png
| image_size    = 180px
| caption       = Fort Hamilton Seal
| pushpin_map   = USA New York City#USA New York#USA
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| coordinates   = {{coord|40|36|22|N|74|01|51|W|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-NY}}
| type          = 
| site_area     = 
| height        = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| ownership     = 
| operator      = 
| controlledby  = [[United States Army]]
| open_to_public = partly
| condition     = partly demolished, remainder occupied
| built         = 1825–1831
| builder       = [[Simon Bernard]]
| used          = 1825–present
| materials     = 
| fate          = 
| battles       = 
| events        = 
| current_commander = COL Brian A. Jacobs
| past_commanders = Major [[Benjamin Kendrick Pierce]]<br>Captain [[Abner Doubleday]]<br>Captain [[Robert E. Lee]] (post engineer)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://labtisjardim.tripod.com/HarborDefenseMuseum/id52.htm |title= Commanders of Fort Hamilton 1831–1987 |website= Official Harbor Defense Museum of Fort Hamilton |publisher= Harbor Defense Museum of Fort Hamilton |access-date= September 17, 2014}}</ref> {{failed verification|date=June 2018}}
| garrison      = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| occupants     = 
| website       = 
}}
'''Fort Hamilton''' is a [[United States Army]] installation in the southwestern corner of the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], surrounded by the communities of [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn|Bay Ridge]] and [[Dyker Heights, Brooklyn|Dyker Heights]]. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the [[Military District of Washington]]. Its mission is to provide the [[New York metropolitan area]] with military installation support for the [[Army National Guard]] and the [[United States Army Reserve]]. The original fort was completed in 1831, with major additions made in the 1870s and 1900s. However, all defenses except about half of the original fort have been demolished or buried.