Battle of Stony Point

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.

Aliases (1)

Storming of Stony Point ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement of the American Revolutionary War →
alsoKnownAs	Storming of Stony Point →
associatedWith	Hudson Highlands → West Point defenses →
belligerent	Great Britain → United States →
combatant	British Army → Continental Army →
commander	Anthony Wayne → George Washington → Henry Johnson →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
continent	North America →
controlledByAfterBattle	United States →
controlledByBeforeBattle	Great Britain NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
date	July 16, 1779 →
dateRange	night of July 15–16, 1779 →
feature	heavily fortified British position →
followedBy	temporary American occupation of Stony Point →
fortificationType	hilltop fort →
historicalEra	18th century →
ledBy	Anthony Wayne →
location	Hudson River → Stony Point, New York →
notableCommanderNickname	Mad Anthony Wayne →
notableUnit	Continental Army light infantry corps →
objective	capture of British fortifications at Stony Point →
opponentForce	British garrison at Stony Point →
orderOfBattleFeature	columns of attack →
partOf	Hudson Highlands campaign →
plannedBy	George Washington →
precededBy	British seizure of Stony Point in 1779 →
result	American victory →
significance	boosted American morale → demonstrated effectiveness of American light infantry →
state	New York →
strategicContext	control of the Hudson River →
tactic	bayonet attack → light infantry assault → surprise attack →
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
timeOfDay	night →
typeOfOperation	night assault →
weaponEmphasis	bayonets →
year	1779 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Stony Point ("Storming of Stony Point") →	alsoKnownAs
Anthony Wayne →	notableBattle