Talk:Battle of Stony Point

Evisceration
This article totally eviscerated by severe vandalism that nobody, incl. me, caught. I will restore after incorporating edits made since the vandalism.--Reedmalloy (talk) 13:37, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Lt. Knox
The "Lt. Henry Knox" mentioned in the article links to Maj. General Henry Knox. Rather positive that this is not the same person. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.103.59.63 (talk) 15:54, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Neutrality
"The British suffered heavy losses in a battle that served as a huge victory in terms of morale for the Continental Army."

I think this observation has POV issues and is of questionably accuracy. Later in the article, it is stated that 20 men British were reported killed. THe speculation over 58 missing is left open. Does this relly represent heavy losses?

I think a "huge victory in terms of morale" might be better put and does look like special pleading, repeated as it is in the introduction and in the body of the article. 'Important' might perhaps be a more proportionate adjective. In any case the morale effect of the action is really subsidiary to its military importance and, I would suggest, is either better discussed in the body of the article or referred to more moderately.JF42 (talk) 08:32, 14 December 2015 (UTC)


 * British losses included more than 500 captured, more than 2/3 of the garrison. This is presumably what "heavy losses" refers to.  Magic ♪piano 16:27, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

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Anecdote about King George III's response to Stony Point
I have removed the reference to a story that "asserted that King George III fought back tears when he heard of the "mercy" that had been shown to his troops": which cites the following work: Loprieno, Don, The Enterprise in Contemplation: The Midnight Assault of Stony Point, Heritage Books Inc., 2004, ISBN 0-7884-2574-9, ISBN 978-0-7884-2574-5 (with no page number given). I own a copy of this book and this story definitely does not appear in it. RobJohn1964 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:09, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Geography
I have edited down the repetitive text in the final paragraph of this section that relates to the nature of Stony Point as a promontory ("Peninsula").

It may ultimately still require integration into the body of the main text.

JF42 (talk) 09:30, 3 January 2019 (UTC)