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
Date October 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[1]	80–140 infantry[1]
Casualties and losses
1 wounded[1]	4 killed 2 wounded 21 captured[2]

Norwalk

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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,^[2] 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.