Battle of Stony Point

When

16 Jul 1779

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.24° N, 73.97° W

Description

1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War

1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. In a well-planned and -executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of George Washington's Continental Army troops under the command of Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated British troops in a quick and daring assault on their outpost in Stony Point, New York, located in present day Rockland County, app…

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