Battle of Fort Slongo

The Battle of Fort Slongo (also spelled Salonga) was fought on October 3, 1781 between American Continental Army forces, under the command of Benjamin Tallmadge, and the British defenders of Fort Salonga, in the American Revolutionary War. The fort was located near the border of present-day Huntington Township and Smithtown, New York, overlooking Long Island Sound.

See also: Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga
Battle of Fort Slongo
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Historic Marker for the "Battle of Fort Slongo," along eastbound New York State Route 25A on the Town of Smithtown side of Fort Salonga, New York. This view also includes an IGA supermarket on the southeast corner of Route 25A and Bread-and-Cheese Hollow Road (Suffolk County Road 4).
DateOctober 3, 1781
Location
Fort Salonga, New York
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Tallmadge
Strength
100 infantry[1] 80–140 infantry[1]
Casualties and losses
1 wounded[1] 21 captured[1]

The only American wounded in the battle was Sgt. Elijah Churchill who would personally be awarded a Badge of Military Merit by George Washington making him the first person to receive a Purple Heart.[1]

References
  1. "The Badge of Military Merit: Purple Heart of the American Revolution". Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.


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