New Jersey campaign of 1778

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American Revolutionary War campaign military campaign

The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War campaign → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Monmouth campaign →
belligerent	British Army → Continental Army →
cause	British decision to evacuate Philadelphia → British strategic shift to New York and the Atlantic coast →
commander	George Washington → Sir Henry Clinton →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	United States (then Thirteen Colonies) →
culminatedIn	Battle of Monmouth →
endTime	June 1778 →
followedBy	operations around New York City →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
historicalRegion	Middle Colonies →
involvedForce	American militia units → British main army from Philadelphia → Continental Army main army → Hessian auxiliaries →
involvedTown	Allentown, New Jersey NERFINISHED → Crosswicks, New Jersey → Freehold, New Jersey → Hightstown, New Jersey NERFINISHED → Kingston, New Jersey NERFINISHED → Monmouth Court House → Mount Holly, New Jersey NERFINISHED → New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED → Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
location	New Jersey NERFINISHED →
majorEngagement	Battle of Monmouth →
militaryBranchInvolved	artillery → cavalry → infantry →
notableFor	combat in extreme summer heat → one of the largest battles of the American Revolutionary War by troop numbers → testing the newly trained Continental Army under Baron von Steuben’s drill system →
objective	harass and damage the British army retreating across New Jersey → prevent British from moving unmolested from Philadelphia to New York →
opponent	Great Britain NERFINISHED →
partOf	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
precededBy	Philadelphia campaign →
result	British army successfully reached New York City → Continental Army demonstrated improved discipline and effectiveness → strategic stalemate →
startTime	June 1778 →
strategicContext	after France entered the war as an American ally → following the winter encampment at Valley Forge →
theaterOfOperations	central New Jersey →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monmouth campaign → New Jersey campaign of 1778 ("Monmouth campaign") →	alsoKnownAs
British occupation of Philadelphia ("New York and New Jersey campaign of 1778") →	followedBy