FORT BROWN

Ruins of Fort Brown

Forts and Batteries at Plattsburgh 1814

                                                                                                                                                                Major General Jacob Brown   

                               FORT BROWN - One of three (Fort Scott & Fort Moreau), "sand lot forts", earthen fort, built in August 1814 by General Macomb and successfully

                          defended against British assault in Sept. 11, 1814 land battle of Plattsburgh.  The embankment is all that remains of Fort Brown, which constituted

                          the left flank of the American line of defense at the Battle of Plattsburgh.  It was manned by detachments of the 30th and 31st regiments of the infantry

                          under Lieut. Col. Stoors.  The fort was named after Major General Jacob Brown.
                              It was at Fort Brown and other neighboring embattlements like Fort Moreau and Fort Scott that the Americans succeeded in stopping the British from

                          crossing the Saranac River.  The seemingly insignificant event was influential in convincing the British to sign the peace treaty that led to

                           United States independence.

                                                                                                                        Congressional Medal  of Major General Brown

                                    2011