Battle of Fort Slongo

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 Smithtown's side of Fort Salonga, New York
DateOctober 3, 1781
Location
Fort Salonga, New York
40°54′45″N 73°18′3″W / 40.91250°N 73.30083°W / 40.91250; -73.30083
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Tallmadge
Lemuel Trescott
Strength
100 infantry 80–140 infantry
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 4 killed
2 wounded
21 captured
Norwalk
Location of battle within New York and Norwalk, the disembarkation point of the Americans

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 Lemuel Trescott, 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.

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