Battle of Monmouth

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battle engagement

The Battle of Monmouth was a major 1778 Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where General George Washington’s Continental Army fought British forces to a hard-fought tactical draw, showcasing the improved discipline and resilience of American troops.

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Battle of Monmouth canonical 31
Battle of Monmouth Court House 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Monmouth Court House
associatedFigure Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ⓘ
surface form: Baron von Steuben

Lafayette ⓘ
“Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia campaign
casualtiesUK several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUS several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
commander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Charles Lee ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Henry Clinton ⓘ
surface form: Sir Henry Clinton
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
surface form: United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
county Monmouth County, New Jersey ⓘ
surface form: Monmouth County
date June 28, 1778 ⓘ
engagementCharacteristic day-long fighting in intense heat ⓘ
followedBy British retreat to New York City ⓘ
front Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated Continental Army’s increased professionalism after Valley Forge ⓘ
last major battle in the northern theater before focus shifted south ⓘ
location Monmouth County, New Jersey ⓘ
near Freehold, New Jersey ⓘ
notableFor court-martial of General Charles Lee ⓘ
extreme heat ⓘ
improved discipline of Continental Army ⓘ
use of Baron von Steuben’s drill methods ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: British evacuation of Philadelphia
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactical draw ⓘ
state New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey
strategicOutcome boosted American confidence in Continental Army ⓘ
strengthUK approximately 10,000–11,000 troops ⓘ
strengthUS approximately 10,000–12,000 troops ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British continued withdrawal to New York ⓘ
terrain open fields and rolling farmland ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
UKObjective protect baggage train and reach New York safely ⓘ
USObjective attack and damage retreating British column ⓘ
weather very hot and humid ⓘ
year 1778 ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Valley Forge winter encampment → followedBy → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Henry Knox → battle → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Continental Artillery → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Anthony Wayne → notableBattle → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Monmouth campaign → hasPart → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Monmouth campaign → mainBattle → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battle of Monmouth → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Monmouth Court House
Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Queen's Rangers → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
court-martial of General Charles Lee → cause → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
court-martial of General Charles Lee → relatedEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
“Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject surface form: Molly Pitcher
Charles Lee → notableEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Monmouth Battlefield State Park → significantEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
New Jersey campaign of 1778 → culminatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
New Jersey campaign of 1778 → majorEngagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Henry Dearborn → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades → notableEngagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
New Jersey militia → notableEngagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
John Laurens → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Enoch Poor → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Charles Scott → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
William Alexander, Lord Stirling → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Mary Ludwig Hays → battleParticipatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Mary Ludwig → associatedWith → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
historic Craig House → usedDuring → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject surface form: Craig House
historic Craig House → significantEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject surface form: Craig House