Wayne's Nighttime Assault and Capture
- When
- 16 July 1779
- Where
- British outpost at Stony Point, New York
- Part of
- Capture of Stony Point
Before dawn on 16 July 1779, Wayne's trained light infantry stormed the British outpost in a bayonet assault, defeating the garrison in a quick, daring attack.
In a well-planned and well-executed nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of Washington's Continental Army troops under Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated the British garrison in a quick and daring assault on the Stony Point outpost. The position, about 30 miles north of New York City in present-day Rockland County, commanded the lower Hudson and the Kings Ferry crossing. Washington's instructions had also allowed for a possible follow-up assault on Verplanck's Point once Stony Point was taken.
Sources
- Battle of Stony Point Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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