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American Revolution Podcast

ARP225 Stony Point

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The British in New York capture Stony Point, threatening the Americans as West Point. After careful reconnaissance, General Anthony Wayne leads a surprise night attack to retake the point in July 1779. The Americans then withdraw with prisoners and the fort's contents, and allow the British to reclaim the point. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Book Recommendations of the Week: "Men who are Determined to be Free": The American Assault on Stony Point, 15 July 1779, by David C. Bonk. Online Recommendation of the Week: The Storming of Stony Point on the Hudson, July 15, 1779, its importance in the light of unpublished documents, by Henry Johnston: https://archive.org/details/stormingofstony00john Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839 or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week episode 225, Stony Point.

0:54.3

By the middle of 1779, the British had settled into New York and Newport,

0:59.7

Rhode Island without an expectation of any more major operations in the area.

1:05.8

The only British offensive at the time was operating in the south, where the British

1:10.2

and Savannah were making moves against South Carolina.

1:14.0

The main British army in New York City by this time probably consisted of a majority of

1:19.0

Hessian soldiers and loyalists.

1:21.8

Most of the regulars had been sent off to other parts of the empire.

1:25.7

I couldn't find a really good authoritative source to tell me exactly how many soldiers

1:31.2

General Henry Clinton had in New York at this time, but my guess is around 10 to 12,000

1:36.8

effective.

1:37.8

Meanwhile, George Washington also struggled to keep an army of a similar size just outside of New York City in order to keep the

1:46.4

British in check. The Continental's encamped primarily around the newly constructed

1:51.6

defenses at West Point.

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