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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7J9_frasers-highlanders_Stony-Point-NY.html
On the rise in front of you was located fleche #3, where the British had placed a brass 12-pounder cannon and two 5 and ½-inch mortars, called Royals, to defend the right flank of the outer abatis. In addition, two Grenadier companies of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7IX_the-battles-aftermath_Stony-Point-NY.html
Although Stony Point and Verplanck's Point became a focus of British strategy in 1779, they had shown interest in the Hudson Highlands before. On October 6, 1777, the British had landed here and attacked Forts Clinton and Montgomery, seven miles t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7IS_stony-point-battlefield-today_Stony-Point-NY.html
In the early 20th century, a number of stone structures were constructed here by the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. After the State purchased the site in 1897, the administration was turned over to the Society and the site open…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7IP_with-the-greatest-intrepidity-and-coolness_Stony-Point-NY.html
Near this location passed the north column of 300 American Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel Richard Butler of Pennsylvania. On the rocky height in front of you was the Flagstaff Battery, which mounted a 12-pounder cannon. This weapon, like man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7II_opportunities-missed-and-taken_Stony-Point-NY.html
"I was surprised when I viewed in the morning the difficulties our troops surmounted," wrote Captain Champion.
"This piece of ground was fortified by all British art and industry ?." However, a night attack had undermined the effe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7IE_the-fort-and-garrison-with-col-johnson-are-ours_Stony-Point-NY.html
You are now inside the remains of the Upper Works. Within 15 minutes of each other, the two columns of American Light Infantry converged on the flanks of these fortifications. Lieutenant Colonel Francois de Fleury, a French engineer and profession…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7IB_for-gods-sake-why-is-the-artillery-here-not-being-made-use-of_Stony-Point-NY.html
In front of you is the Upper Works, and inside were two flank batteries, each with large ship guns. Lieutenant John Roberts of the Royal Artillery went to the left battery, nearest the bay, after the first shots of the attack were fired:
Captai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7I9_the-enemy-entered-the-upper-work-at-the-barrier-at-the-same-time-i-did_Stony-Point-NY.html
Here, by the innermost abatis, a British eight-inch howitizer - an artillery weapon that could hurl a 45-pound explosive shell a distance of 1900 yards - was aimed towards the shallow waters of Haverstraw Bay to guard the southern flank of Stony P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7I8_british-defenses-the-upper-works_Stony-Point-NY.html
The Upper Works was the main British defensive position. As in the Outer Works, an abatis spanned the width of the peninsula. Included in the abatis were artillery positions, but these weapons, mostly heavy ship guns, were intended for long-range,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7I1_by-the-light-occasioned-by-the-flash-of-the-gun-i-could-perceive-a-body-of-them_Stony-Point-NY.html
Fleche #1 was situated on this hill, and mounted a brass 12-pounder cannon (one which fired a 12-pound ball) under the command of Lieutenant William Horndon, of the Royal Artillery. Horndon was unaware that the shots from Major Murfree's Light Inf…