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, approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of New York City.
General Anthony Wayne leading troops in the Battle of Stony Point
Sketch of Stoney & Verplank's Points upon the North River, as taken possession of, and fortified by His Excellency Sir H- Clinton in June 1779. LOC gm71002307
View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a party of the light corps of the American army, under the command of Gen. Wayne, on the morning of the 16th of July last LCCN2004670081
The Battle of Stony Point - J.H. Brightly, sc. LCCN2003681540
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Storming of Stony Point (NYPL b13512824-422013)
General Anthony Wayne leading troops in the Battle of Stony Point
Sketch of Stoney & Verplank's Points upon the North River, as taken possession of, and fortified by His Excellency Sir H- Clinton in June 1779. LOC gm71002307
View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a party of the light corps of the American army, under the command of Gen. Wayne, on the morning of the 16th of July last LCCN2004670081
The Battle of Stony Point - J.H. Brightly, sc. LCCN2003681540
The Battle of Stony Point LCCN2003681540
Storming of Stony Point LCCN2005689547
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