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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
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
Congress Awards Gold and Silver Medals for Stony Point

Anthony Wayne, François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury, John Stewart

Aug 1779
Aug 1781