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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 ...
Coordinates: 40°15′51″N 74°16′42″W. The front of the courthouse taken in 2006. The Monmouth County Courthouse is in Freehold, the county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. [1] It was designed by James W. Mancusa and built in 1954. [2] The Battle of Monmouth Monument stands before the courthouse.
Designated NJRHP. 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.
HISTORY: The largest and hottest battle of the war, the Battle of Monmouth started poorly for the Continental Army. Hesitancy in the early goings of the battle near Monmouth Court House by General ...
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.
Map of the Battle of Monmouth by Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, aide-de-camp to Lafayette The British then marched from Philadelphia toward New York. The Continental Army followed and finally attacked at Monmouth Courthouse [ 5 ] in central New Jersey.
Clinton & Court Streets, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. 40°41′23″N 73°59′38″W / 40.689668°N 73.993763°W / 40.689668; -73.993763 (Washington's Headquarters, Battle of Long Island) August 27 to 30, 1776. August 27 – Battle of Long Island.