Monmouth campaign

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The Monmouth campaign was a series of maneuvers and the pivotal 1778 Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey, where George Washington’s Continental Army tested its improved discipline against British forces after the winter at Valley Forge.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War campaign
military campaign
after Valley Forge winter encampment
alsoKnownAs New Jersey campaign of 1778
belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
United States
cause British decision to evacuate Philadelphia and consolidate in New York
commander George Washington
Sir Henry Clinton
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
dateOfMainEngagement June 28, 1778
endTime June 1778
followedBy subsequent operations in the northern theater
hasPart Battle of Monmouth
historicalPeriod 1778 in the American Revolutionary War
involvedUnit British Army forces withdrawing from Philadelphia
Continental Army main army
location New Jersey
mainBattle Battle of Monmouth
notableFor largest pitched battle of the war in terms of troops engaged in the North
testing improved discipline of the Continental Army
objective harass and check British withdrawal from Philadelphia to New York
opponent British Army
Continental Army
partOf Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
placeOfMainEngagement near Monmouth Court House, New Jersey
relatedEvent British evacuation of Philadelphia
Valley Forge encampment
result strategic American success
tactical stalemate at Battle of Monmouth
startTime June 1778
strategicContext shift of British focus to southern colonies and global war with France
theater Middle Colonies

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Valley Forge winter encampment
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