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 defeats British troops in a quick and daring assault on their outpost in Stony Point, New York, approximately thirty miles north of New York City.
The British suffer heavy losses in a battle that serves as an important victory in terms of morale for the Continental Army.
While the fort is ordered evacuated quickly after the battle by General Washington, this key crossing site will be used later in the war by units of the Continental Army to cross the Hudson River on their way to victory over the British.
