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The storming of Stony Point on the Hudson, midnight, July 15, 1779 : its importance in the light of unpublished documents

Title
The storming of Stony Point on the Hudson, midnight, July 15, 1779 : its importance in the light of unpublished documents / by Henry P. Johnston.
Author
Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923
Publication
New York, NY : James T. White & Co., 1900.

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Additional Authors
  • Grafly, Charles, 1862-1929
  • James T. White & Co. (New York), publisher.
Description
231 pages, [7] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, folded map; 21 cm
Subject
  • 1775-1783
  • Military campaigns
  • United States > History > Campaigns. > Revolution, 1775-1783
  • Stony Point (N.Y.)
  • New York (State) > Stony Point
  • United States
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Authorities, British and American: p. [103]-225.
  • Includes index.
Contents
Ch 1. The General Situation in 1779 -- Europe in the Con-Test -- Ch 2. The Enemy's proposed operatiions for the Year -- Germaine and Clinton as to Washington -- Ch 3. Washington's position and plans -- State of the Country and the Army -- Ch 4. Clinton's Strategy -- Advance to King's Ferry -- The Connecticut raid -- Ch 5. Washington's Counter-move -- The storming of Stony Point. -- Ch 6. Effect of Stony Point -- The Year's results at home and Abroad -- Appendix -- British and American Authorities on Stony Point and related incidents of the campaign.
ISBN
  • 0306701413
  • 9780306701412
OCLC
  • ocm02381826
  • 2381826
  • SCSB-308097
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library