NY, USA
Assault Route Trail
Trail
Walking trail following the approximate routes of the two assault columns on the night of July 15–16, 1779. Interpretive markers describe Wayne's plan, the forlorn hope units, the silence order, and the assault sequence. Walking the steep rocky approach in daylight makes viscerally clear what the men accomplished in darkness with unloaded muskets.
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Address
44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980
Connected Events
May 1779
British Forces Seize Stony Point
George Washington
Jun 1779
Washington Assigns Wayne to Command Light Infantry Corps
Anthony Wayne, George Washington, Allan McLane
Jul 1779
Washington Personally Reconnoiters Stony Point
Anthony Wayne, George Washington, Allan McLane
Jul 1779
King's Ferry Crossing Restored to American Use
George Washington
Jul 1779
Wayne's Midnight Assault on Stony Point
Anthony Wayne
Jul 1779
Washington Orders Stony Point Demolished and Abandoned
George Washington
Jul 1779
Congress Awards Gold and Silver Medals for Stony Point
Anthony Wayne, François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury, John Stewart
Aug 1779
Lee Raids Paulus Hook
Anthony Wayne
Aug 1781
Rochambeau's Army Marches Past Stony Point Toward Yorktown
Anthony Wayne, George Washington