General Wayne's Assault on Stony Point
New York: Frank Leslie's Weekly, 1857. View. Uncolored wood cut. Sheet measures 23 x 32", image measures 20 1/2 x 30 1/2". Bird's eye view of the heroic Stony Point battle, published in Leslie's Weekly as a supplement in 1857. The Battle of Stony Point took place on July 16, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. In a well-planned and nighttime attack, George Washington's Army under the command of Brigadier General "Mad Anthony" Wayne defeated British troops in a quick..... More