Officers' Locations and Defensive Positions

The officers' quotations are exerpted from te January, 1781 court-martial of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Johnson, British commander at Stony Point. The location of the defensive positons has been determined from 18th Century maps and records.

The yellow letters indicate defensive positions. Officers' locations are represented by red numbers. Click on the letters or numbers in the map or on the corresponding text to the right of the map.

A. Howitzer Battery
B. Left Flank Battery
C. Right Flank Battery
D. Flagstaff Battery
E. HMS Vulture
F. 3 Pounder
G. Gunboat
H. New Battery
I. Subalterns Picquet
J. Powder Magazine
K. Advanced Work #1
L. Advanced Work #2
M. Advanced Work #3

1. Captain William Darby
2. Lieutenant John Ross
3. Captain Robert Clayton
4. Captain Wiliam Tiffen
5. Lieutenant William Horndon
6. Captain Lawrence Robert Campbell
7. Lieutenant William Armstrong
8. Lieutenant William Simpson
9. Lieutenant John Roberts
10. Corporal Simon Davies
11. Corporal John Ashe
12. Corporal William West
13. Lieutenant William Marshall
14. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Johnson
15. Sergeant Henry Gillott