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Philadelphia campaign1777–1778. The Battle of Monmouth, also known as the Battle of Monmouth Court House, was fought near Monmouth Court House in modern-day Freehold Borough, New Jersey, on June 28, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. It pitted the Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington, against the British Army in ...
The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, saw a colonial American army under Major General George Washington fight a British army led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. After evacuating Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 18, Clinton intended to march his 13,000-man army to New York City. Washington sent 6,400 troops commanded by Major ...
May 27, 1971. Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 1,818-acre (7.36 km 2) [4] New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. This park preserves the historical battlefield on which the American Revolutionary War 's Battle of Monmouth (1778) was waged.
An architectural rending of the proposed Active Acquisitions warehouse at the Upper Freehold planning board on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Allentown High School in Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
October 15, 1966. The Craig House is the name of a restored colonial era farmhouse in western Monmouth County, that was at the site of the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War in June 1778. Utilized by the British Army as a hospital during the battle, this is one of many 18th century farmhouses that have been preserved at Monmouth ...
Will NJ's Revolutionary War sites be ready for the nation's 250th anniversary? In the fall of 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the state would spend $25 million in American Rescue Plan funds to ...
Battle of Monmouth. Signature. Charles Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S. 26 January 1731] – 2 October 1782) was a British-born American military officer who served as a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War.
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette [a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...