Battle of Monmouth

Battle of Monmouth is a New Jersey historical marker in Monmouth County, dedicated 1932.

Monmouth County · dedicated 1932 · 200 ft. west of sign marking Molly Pitcher Well - opp. Hedge hence southwest side road entering Freehold from Tennent. · location approximate

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Fought June 28, 1778, by the armies of Washington and Clinton. The hear was so intense that many in both armies were overcome. Washington rebuked General Chas. Lee for disobeying orders and for retreating. An important American victory.

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