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Great reports on the Battle of Stony Point by both Washington and Anthony Wayne...
Great reports on the Battle of Stony Point by both Washington and Anthony Wayne...
Item # 701144
July 27, 1779
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, July 27, 1779
* Battle of Stony Point - New York
* American Revolutionary War night assault
* Generals George Washington & Anthony Wayne
This title has one of the more handsome mastheads of the era, with very ornate lettering and an engraving of a three-masted ship.
Page 2 has a lengthy letter in defense of Robert Morris against Thomas Paine. Also much on a meeting of freeholders at Boston, moderated by Sam Adams, with topics relating to the Revolutionary War.
Page 3 begins with the most notable & historic content in this issue, beginning with a report signed in type: G. Washington, and datelines at his "Head Quarters, New Windsor" in which he reflects upon the historic victory of General Wayne at the Battle of Stony Point.
Washington's letter begins: "On the 16th instant I had the honour to inform Congress of a successful attack upon the enemy's post at Stoney-Point on the preceding night by Brig. General Wayne. The ulterior operations in which we have been engaged have hitherto put it out of my power to transmit the particulars of this interesting event. They will now be found in the enclosed report which I have received from general Wayne...".
What follows is the more than column-long report on the Battle of Stony Point signed in type: Anthony Wayne. Following this is a list of the killed & wounded in the battle, and then further on are several acknowledgments of Congress of General Wayne's successful leadership in the battle.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, handsome masthead, great condition.
AI notes: The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, and was one of the most daring and successful nighttime assaults by the Continental Army. The British had fortified Stony Point, a rocky promontory on the Hudson River in New York, as part of their effort to control the Hudson Highlands. General George Washington ordered Brigadier General Anthony Wayne to recapture it. Wayne led about 1,200 light infantrymen in a stealthy night attack, advancing silently with unloaded muskets and fixed bayonets. Despite fierce resistance and heavy fire, the Americans overwhelmed the British garrison of roughly 600 men within 25 minutes. Wayne himself was wounded in the head but remained in command. The victory was a major morale booster for the Patriots and demonstrated the growing skill and discipline of Washington’s army, though the Americans soon withdrew after destroying the fortifications to avoid being trapped by British reinforcements.
AI notes: The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, and was one of the most daring and successful nighttime assaults by the Continental Army. The British had fortified Stony Point, a rocky promontory on the Hudson River in New York, as part of their effort to control the Hudson Highlands. General George Washington ordered Brigadier General Anthony Wayne to recapture it. Wayne led about 1,200 light infantrymen in a stealthy night attack, advancing silently with unloaded muskets and fixed bayonets. Despite fierce resistance and heavy fire, the Americans overwhelmed the British garrison of roughly 600 men within 25 minutes. Wayne himself was wounded in the head but remained in command. The victory was a major morale booster for the Patriots and demonstrated the growing skill and discipline of Washington’s army, though the Americans soon withdrew after destroying the fortifications to avoid being trapped by British reinforcements.
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