The Historic 1777 & 1779 Trails

In the Revolutionary War, British forces under General Sir Henry Clinton followed the 1777 route on October 6, 1777, landing 2,100 men at Stony Point and marching north to capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery. At Doodletown, one branch followed Sir Henry Clinton and Major John Vaughn to Fort Clinton, while the other followed Lieutenant Colonel Mungo Campbell to Fort Montgomery. The 1779 route follows Brigadier General Anthony Wayne's Corps of Light Infantry in its assault on the British fortifications at Stony Point just after midnight on July 16, 1779. After a brief but fierce fight, Wayne's men captured Stony Point in a bayonets-only assault lasting 30 minutes, achieving one of the Continental Army's most spectacular victories and boosting morale.

Stony Point, New York · United States