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The war grinds down to a stalemate, with the majority of actions fought as large skirmishes, such as those at Chestnut Neck and Little Egg Harbor.

In the summer of 1779, the Americans capture British posts at Stony Point and Paulus Hook.

Clinton's attempts in July to coax Washington into a decisive engagement with a major raid into Connecticut fail.

This month, a large American naval operation to retake Maine results in the worst American naval defeat until Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Under orders from London, Clinton had reallocated some of his troops to the West Indies, and begun a a program of coastal raiding from the Chesapeake to Massachusetts.

In and around New York, the armies of Clinton and Washington watch each other and skirmish, with occasional major actions like the Battle of Stony Point, in which United States forces led by General Anthony Wayne capture the fort from British troops on July 16.

The Americans will be unable to hold the fort for more than a few days.