This article is about the coastal fort in the Philippines. For other locations, see Fort Hughes (disambiguation).
Fort Hughes
Caballo Island, Philippines
Part of Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
Manila Bay forts in WWII (inset)
Site information
Controlled by
United States
Site history
Built
completed 1914
Built by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)
Garrison information
Garrison
59th Coast Artillery
91st Coast Artillery
92nd Coast Artillery
Fort Hughes was built by the Philippine Department of the U.S. Army on Caballo Island in the Philippines in the early 1900s.[1][2] The fort, which part of the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, was named for Major General Robert Patterson Hughes, a veteran of the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War.[3]
^"Forts in the Philippines at American Forts Network". www.northamericanforts.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays at the Coast Defense Study Group". www.cdsg.org. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^Fort and Battery Names in the Philippines at Corregidor.org
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