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Verplanck’s Point

Verplanck’s Point served as an encampment site for General George Washington’s Continental Army during the American Revolution. It was also the site of a British raid on the Hudson River in May/June 1779. 

Today, visitors can learn more about the battle via several historic markers in Cortlandt Waterfront Park. A short walking distance away, plaques mark the sites of Fort Lafayette and King’s Ferry, which were shelled and captured by the British during the skirmish at Verplanck’s Point. While the original historic sites no longer exist, the view across the Hudson River remains much the same as it did during the Revolutionary War.

Verplanck’s Point: What's Nearby

Verplanck, NY
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Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, West Point, New York (NY-73)
West Point, NY
Historic Site
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
New Windsor , NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Beacon, New York (NY-77)
Beacon, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Greenwich, Connecticut (CT-154)
Greenwich, CT
Rev War  |  Museum
Daughters of the American Revolution Van Bunschooten Museum
Wantage, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Norwalk, Connecticut (CT-98)
Norwalk, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Poughkeepsie, New York (NY-107)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jersey City, New Jersey (NJ-121)
Jersey City, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Madison, New Jersey (NJ-132)
Madison, NJ
Rev War  |  Museum
Battle of Connecticut Farms and Liberty Hall Museum
Union, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJ-3)
Elizabeth, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Rahway, New Jersey (NJ-54)
Rahway, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, East Haven, Connecticut (CT-124)
East Haven, CT
Birthplace
Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum Jr.
Cheshire, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Branford, Connecticut (CT-135)
Branford, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Catskill, New York (NY-80)
Catskill, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Hudson, New York (NY-101)
Hudson, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Egremont, MA (MA-2)
North Egremont, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Middletown, Connecticut (CT-151)
Middletown, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Cromwell, Connecticut (CT-116)
Cromwell, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Hillsdale, NY (NY-30/MA-1)
Hillsdale, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Great Barrington, MA (MA-3)
Great Barrington, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Claverhack, NY (NY-28)
Ghent, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Hillsdale, NY (NY-29)
Hillsdale, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Clinton, Connecticut (CT-72)
Clinton, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Monterey, MA (MA-4)
Monterey, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Ghent, NY (NY-27)
Ghent, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Hartford, Connecticut (CT-35)
Hartford, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, East Hartford, Connecticut (CT-145)
East Hartford, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Kinderhook, NY (NY-26)
Kinderhook, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Saybrook, Connecticut (CT-55)
Old Saybrook, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Blandford, MA (MA-5)
Blandford, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Russell, MA (MA-6)
Russell, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Lyme, Connecticut (CT-45)
Old Lyme, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Bordentown, New Jersey (NJ-113)
Bordentown, NJ
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Westfield, MA (MA-7)
Westfield, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, New Lebanon, New York (NY-18)
New Lebanon, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Rockville, Connecticut (CT-78)
Vernon Rockville, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Castleton on Hudson, NY (NY-25)
Castleton on Hudson, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at West Springfield, MA (MA-8)
West Springfield, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Bristol, Pennsylvania (PA-35)
Bristol, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Springfield, MA (MA-9)
Springfield, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Tolland, Connecticut (CT-12)
Tolland, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Worthington, Massachusetts (MA-170)
Worthington, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at East Greenbush, NY (NY-24)
East Greenbush, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Dalton, Massachusetts (MA-138)
Dalton, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Rensselaer, NY (NY-23)
Rensselaer, NY
Museum
U.S. Coast Guard Museum
New London, CT
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Trumbull State Park
New London, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Albany, NY (NY-22)
Albany, NY
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Groton, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Stafford Springs, Connecticut (CT-102)
Stafford Springs, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Albany, NY (NY-21)
Albany, NY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, CT

Related Battles

Verplanck’s Point
Battle Facts
Verplanck, NY | May 30, 1779
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
1
American
0
British
1
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