Battle of Stony Point (jul 16, 1779 – 1h 55min, jul 16, 1779 y)
Description:
•Sir Henry Clinton was a British General who captured a major crossing at King's River in May.•Clinton left Stony Point open and Washington with 1200 other men took it over during the night
•Stony point was named after large rocks sticking out over the Hudson river
•The Americans had a great morale boost from this battle
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Date:
jul 16, 1779
1h 55min, jul 16, 1779 y
~ 115 min