Historedia
Person

Colonel Johnson

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1779

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Colonel Johnson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Capture of Stony Point

    1779

    Role: British commander of the Stony Point garrison, later court-martialed

    1. May 1779 · Stony Point, New York, on the Hudson RiverBritish Seizure and Fortification of Stony Point

      British forces occupied Stony Point during Clinton's May 1779 Hudson expedition, driving off a small American garrison and using the heights to shell Fort Lafayette.

    2. 16 July 1779 · British outpost at Stony Point, New YorkWayne's Nighttime Assault and Capture

      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.

    3. 16 July 1779 · Stony Point, firing toward Verplanck's Point across the HudsonDiversionary Fire Against Verplanck's Point

      Putnam opened diversionary fire against Verplanck's Point as the assault began, distracting the British until morning; Wayne's cannons later fired at long range without effect.

    4. 18 July 1779 · Stony Point, New YorkAmerican Withdrawal and British Court-Martial

      The Americans abandoned Stony Point on July 18 after removing captured cannons and supplies; Colonel Johnson was later court-martialed for inadequate defense.

Sources

  1. Battle of Stony Point Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22