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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, approximately 30 mi ...
The site is now operated as Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site, and includes the museum with exhibits about the battle and the lighthouse. The park offers interpretive programs including 18th century military life, cannon and musket firings, cooking demonstrations, nature walks, guided tours of the battlefield, and children's activities.
Budgeting and menu planning were a big part of learning to cook for a family. The Great Depression was over by then, but the recipes from that era, like this peanut butter bread, lived on.
Battles of the New York Campaign (12 P) Pages in category "Battles of the American Revolutionary War in New York (state)" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
But it was in the desperate Battle of Stony Point, New York in 1779 that de Fleury's courage under fire won him the accolades of Congress. In June 1779 two small American forts were being established on the Hudson River at Stony Point and Verplanck's Point, about 30 miles from Manhattan Island. A large British force easily captured both sites.
Battle of Stony Point: July 16, 1779: New York: American victory Battle of Minisink: July 22, 1779: New York: British-Iroquois victory Penobscot Expedition: July 24-August 29, 1779: Massachusetts: British victory Battle of Paulus Hook: August 19, 1779: New Jersey: American victory Battle of Newtown: August 29, 1779: Indian Reserve: American ...
Buckberg is the site of Washington's Lookout, an observation point used by General George Washington and Colonel “Mad” Anthony Wayne to plan a surprise attack on British troops in the Battle of Stony Point. The post overlooked Haverstraw Bay and afforded views of the Hudson River to the north and south.
The regiment saw action at the siege of Boston, the Battle of Long Island, the New York Campaign, and its colonel and company of light infantry served in the Corps of Light Infantry at the Battle of Stony Point. The regiment was merged into the 1st Connecticut Regiment on January 1, 1783, at West Point, New York, and disbanded on November 16, 1783.