Which military academy was established in 1802 on the Hudson River, USA?
History of the United States Military Academy History of the United States Military Academy The history of the United States Military Academy can be traced to fortifications constructed on the West Point of the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War in 1778. Following the war, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy (USMA) on the site in 1802. In 1817 the Academy was transformed by the appointment of Sylvanus Thayer who drastically reformed the curriculum. The harsh winter of 1777–1778 froze the Hudson River, allowing elements of the Connecticut militia under the command of General Samuel Holden Parsons to march westward across
Hudson River Reserve Fleet for scrap to Spain. Ships not sold for scrap from it were transferred to the James River fleet. Hudson River Reserve Fleet The Hudson River Reserve Fleet, also known as the Hudson River National Defense Reserve Fleet, was established by act of Congress in 1946 as a component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. It was first located off Tarrytown, New York, on the Hudson River, one of eight anchorages in the United States to provide a sizable group of merchant ships to support the military effort at the outset of any war. On April 30, 1946, the Hudson River