Storming of Stony Point. "March on, carry us into the Fort, and let me die at the head of the column. - Wayne"

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• ARTIST: Alonzo Chappel

• PUBLISHER: Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1857

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/8 x 5 5/8" (18.8 x 144 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This Revolutionary War battle took place on July 16, 1779. In a well planned nighttime attack, a highly trained select group of Continental Army troops under the command of Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated the British in a quick and daring assault on their outpost on the Hudson River at Stony Point, New York. The British suffered heavy losses in a battle that served as an important victory in terms of morale for the Continental Army.

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• CONDITION: Fair condition, some overall moderate foxing. B/W

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Revolutionary War