Phillipsburg Camp – French Redoubt C

Location

553 Ardsley Rd
Ardsley, NY 10583

Who?:  French
Units:  French Army Detachments
Direction:  north
Destination:  Allied forces prepare for the siege of New York City which is aborted once news arrives from Admiral de Grasse on August 14, 1781, that he is sailing to the Chesapeake.
Date:  July 6 - August 18, 1781
Public Access:  1

Allied forces prepare for the siege of New York City which is aborted once news arrives from Admiral de Grasse on August 14, 1781, that he is sailing to the Chesapeake. The encampment at White Plains is the fourteenth French camp since departure from their first camp in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 18, 1781.