Editing Fort Clinton (section)

==Protecting the chain==
It was one of a pair of fortifications which straddled the confluence of [[Popolopen Gorge|Popolopen Creek]], standing on the south side of [[Popolopen Gorge]], with [[Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)|Fort Montgomery]] to the north.<ref name=Adams>[https://archive.org/details/hudsonriverguide0000adam/page/166 <!-- quote=fort clinton bear mountain. --> Adams, Arthur G., ''The Hudson River Guidebook'', Fordham Univ Press, 1996] {{ISBN|9780823216796}}</ref> The forts defended a huge wrought iron [[Hudson River Chain|chain]] that spanned the Hudson from Fort Montgomery to [[Anthony's Nose (Westchester)|Anthony's Nose]] on the river's east side. The sites of both forts are in present-day [[Highlands, New York|Highlands]], [[Orange County, New York]].

Fort Clinton's garrison of 300 soldiers was smaller than Fort Montgomery's, but it was built on higher ground, and its defenses were more complete. It was commanded by General [[James Clinton]], for whom it was named<ref>[https://www.westpoint.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/WEST%2520POINT%2520FORTIFICATIONS%2520STAFF%2520RIDE_0.pdf West Point Fortifications Staff Ride Note Cards, USMA History Department], Second Edition, 2008, p. 29</ref> (and not his brother, General [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]], or [[Henry Clinton (1738–1795)|Sir Henry Clinton]], the British [[Commander-in-Chief, North America|Commander-in-Chief]] in North America and opposing general in the struggle over control of the strategically critical river).