MONMOUTH, BATTLE OF

in the American Revolution, fought June 28, 1778, near the village of Monmouth Courthouse (now Freehold, N.J.). Gen. George Washington chose this location to attack the British troops, who were retreating from Philadelphia to New York City. Gen. Charles Lee launched the assault but without warning ordered a retreat. The British, under Sir Henry Clinton, immediately counterattacked, and only the arrival of Washington and Baron von Steuben prevented an American rout. Steuben re-formed Lee's disordered troops and led them back to battle, but the British forces escaped during the night. Lee was later court-martialed and suspended from command for disobeying orders. The legend of Molly Pitcher grew from this battle.

See W. S. Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth (1927, repr. 1970).

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The Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power 1930-40
Book by Derek Wood, Derek D. Dempster; Hutchinson, 1961
Subjects: Britain, Battle Of, 1940, World War, 1939-1945--Aerial Operations
THE NARROW MARGIN The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power 1930-40 THE NARROW MARGIN The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power...F.C. THE NARROW MARGIN The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power...
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The Battle of the Books: History and Literature in the Augustan Age
Book by Joseph M. Levine; Cornell University Press, 1991
Subjects: Ancients And Moderns, Quarrel Of, Classical Literature--Appreciation--Great Britain, Classical Literature--History And Criticism--Theory, Etc, Classicism--Great Britain, Criticism--Great Britain--History--18th Century, English Literature--18th Century--History And Criticism, Great Britain--Civilization--Roman Influences, Great Britain--Intellectual Life--18th Century, Historiography--Great Britain--History--18th Century, Literature, Comparative--Classical And Modern, Literature, Comparative--Modern And Classical
The Battle of the Books The frontispiece to Swifts Battle of the Books 1710 , reproduced by permission...University Libraries Joseph M. Levine THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS History and Literature in...
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Paul Revere's Ride
Book by David Hackett Fischer; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Concord, Battle Of, 1775, Lexington, Battle Of, 1775, Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Revere, Paul--1735-1818
...History--Revolution, 1775-1783. 3. Lexington, Battle of, 1775. 4. Concord, Battle of, 1775. I. Title. F69.R43F57 1994 973.3311092...them could barely bring itself to mention the battles of Lexington and Concord. 2 The cause of this...
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The Guns at Gettysburg
Book by Fairfax Downey; David McKay, 1958
Subjects: Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle Of, 1863, United States--Army--Artillery--History
...maintained its proud title of Queen of Battles, finally gaining or holding ground...its usurpation and reign as King of Battles. As I did for Sound of the Guns...2. THE FIRST DAY OF BATTLE -- MORNING 8...
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Old Mortality
Book by Walter Scott, Angus Calder; Penguin Books, 1975
Subjects: Bothwell Bridge, Battle Of, 1679--Fiction, Scotland--History--1660-1688--Fiction
...occasion for securing the execution of Monmouth as a traitor. Claverses motive is...spoken himself with veterans of the battle of Bothwell Bridge. But Professor...old man who claimed to remember the battle of Dunbar and the entry of Cromwells...
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The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Welsh Victory? Robin Evans Puts Henry Tudor's Victory into Welsh Historical Perspective
Journal article by Robin Evans; History Review, 2002
Subjects: Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485, Henry VII, King of England--Political activity, Welsh--Political activity
...Henry Tudor. The ensuing battle would last approximately...expected a great deal of the new king of England...Britain. When Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote his Historia Regum...forces had carried in battle--the arms of St. George (symbolising...
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New Approaches to Social History. Myth, Memory, and Place: Monmouth and Bath 1750-1900
Journal article by Peter Borsay; Journal of Social History, Vol. 39, 2006
Subjects: Historians--Research, Historians--Works, Social history--Research, Social history--Study and teaching, Social sciences and history--Research, Social sciences and history--Study and teaching
...stampt on Monmouth that ennobling...the plains of blood-dyd...years of the battle of Waterloo...accorded by Monmouth in 1801...was a day of public celebration...wake of the battle of the Nile...centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar...hill and in Monmouth. (76) Yet...
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Cannibalism, the First Crusade, and the Genesis of Medieval Romance
Journal article by Geraldine Heng; Differences, Vol. 10, 1998
Subjects: Feminism, Feminist Criticism, Women, Women--United States
...by Geoffrey of Monmouth in an infamous...or History of the Kings of Britain...Arthur, on his way to battle the forces of Rome...1099, after the battle of Ascalon -- scarcely...decorum: Geoffrey of Monmouth. History into...
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Defoe and the Art of War
Journal article by Maximillian E. Novak; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 75, 1996
Subjects: Defoe, Daniel--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., War and literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...with the Duke of Monmouth in 1685, seems quixotic...enough in a tradesman of twenty-five; that...to his accounts of battle. In his lively but...pursuit, while the battle was lost. In his...indulges in a praise of the Parliamentary...When Defoe joined Monmouths rebellion in 1685...
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James McHenry, MD: Physician, Patriot, Politician and Poet
Journal article by Allen D. Spiegel, Florence Kavaler; Journal of Community Health, Vol. 28, 2003
Subjects: Baltimore, Maryland--History, Fortification--History, Physicians--Political aspects, United States history--War of 1812, War of 1812
...aide, McHenry saw action at the battles of Monmouth and Springfield in New Jersey...impressions, McHenry described the battle of Monmouth in a series of letters intended...42.) Montgomery TH. The battle of Monmouth described by James McHenry...
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Trafalgar Then & Now
Magazine article by Andrew Roberts; New Criterion, Vol. 24, September 2005
Subjects: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, Centennial celebrations, etc.--Forecasts and trends, Centennial celebrations--Forecasts and trends
...of people died. He asked whether we would celebrate the battle of Passchendaele in the same festive manner. The answer...the Royal Naval Museum (Portsmouth), the Nelson Museum (Monmouth), the Maritime Museum (Bucklers Hard), the National Fishing...
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The Battle against Base Closures: State Lawmakers Were Prepared to Fight the Most Recent Round of Recommended Closings of Military Bases
Magazine article by Garry Boulard; State Legislatures, Vol. 33, February 2007
Subjects: Legislators--Military policy, Maine--Economic aspects, Maine--Military aspects, Military bases--Economic aspects, Military bases--Facility closures, United States. Department of Defense--Military policy
...Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and Fort Monroe in Virginia...responded to a crisis, but also because of the how the BRAC Commission itself did...lawmakers naturally have played a part in the battle to keep a base open," says Richardson...
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Gloves off in the Garden State : The US Senate Battle Pits Whitman against Challengers Left and Right
Magazine article by Doug Ireland; The Nation, Vol. 269, August 23, 1999
...State : The US Senate Battle Pits Whitman against Challengers...The newly regilded dome of Trentons state capitol...decades and a longtime Monmouth County resident, Grant...which therell be a major battle is the black vote. In 1993 Whitman got 20 percent of the African-American vote...
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The Character of George Washington
Magazine article by Richard Brookhiser; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, July 2007
Subjects: Ex-presidents--Appreciation, Washington, George (American president)--Appreciation
...but much of this was embroidered. There was a Gen. Charles Scott, for instance, who remembered Washington at the battle of Monmouth cursing at Gen. Charles Lee. "He swore like an angel from Heaven," Scott recalled. "He swore til the leaves shook...
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Edward IV and the Alchemists: Jonathan Hughes Looks at the Significance, in Alchemical Terms, of This Reign, and What the King Himself Made of Alchemical Prophecy
Magazine article by Jonathan Hughes; History Today, Vol. 52, August 2002
Subjects: Alchemy--History, Edward IV, King of England--Health aspects, Kings and rulers--Health aspects, Occult medicine--Practice, Royal houses--History, United Kingdom--History
...cure after receiving his wound in the neck at the second battle of St Albans in 1456. By this time he was widely regarded...purposeless nation, some originating from Geoffrey of Monmouths History of the British Kings (1139). One concerned Merlin...
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Why Battle of Craig-Y-Dorth in 1404 Could Be as Much on the Map as Hastings 1066
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 8, 2007
Subjects: Historic sites
...centre is named after her.": How a map of Welsh battles could look:Twthill, 1461The series of civil wars fought over the throne of England...Welsh Prince wins on the southern outskirts of Monmouth, between Penyclawdd and Monmouth town, where...
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Porthcawl Is Poised for the Big Battle of the Beckys
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 12, 2004
Porthcawl Is Poised for the Big Battle of the Beckys. Byline: By PAUL WILLIAMS...Abergavenny and learned the game at the Monmouth club with her grandfather. One of the strongest European fields of the season will gather to contest the...
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Monmouth Residents Fight to Preserve Two Historic Landmarks
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 19, 2005
Monmouth Residents...Landmarks. Battle lines have...the march of planners progress...these days. Monmouth was once classified as one of Britains top...The castle battle in focus:Originally...the Duke of Beaufort...The tree battle in focus:The...James Square, Monmouth, is more than...
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Notre Dame Gets off on Right Foot as Battle, Defense Frustrate Aggies
Newspaper article by Tim Casey; The Washington Times, September 3, 2000
...capitalized on the shift in momentum, as Battle lofted a 46-yard touchdown pass to Javin...including can we cover people," Davie said of his team, which hosts No. 1 Nebraska on...Michigan 32, Connecticut 25 Eureka 26, Monmouth, Ill. 20 Georgetown, Ky. 28, St. Francis...
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Defence Secretary Insists Taliban Battle Vital for Our Security
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 24, 2009
...and was adamant that the battle against the Taliban was...rank and file members of the Armed Forces believed...comments on a visit to HMS Monmouth, which had docked in Cardiff...Secretary Bob Ainsworth on HMS Monmouth with Captain Tony Long and sailor Richard Griffiths of Swansea
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Monmouth, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MONMOUTH, BATTLE OF in the American Revolution, fought June 28, 1778, near the village...of Molly Pitcher grew from this battle. See W. S. Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth (1927, repr. 1970). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Charles II , King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...into England but was defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the battle of Worcester. Charles then escaped to France, where he lived...instead the claim of Charless illegitimate son the duke of Monmouth . In 1681 the king dissolved Parliament to block passage...
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James II , King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the throne. An uprising led by the duke of Monmouth was crushed (1685), but the severe reprisals of the Bloody Assizes under Baron Jeffreys...followers there, but the effort failed at the battle of the Boyne (1690). Other projects for...
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Freehold , Borough, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Township and neighboring suburbs. St. Peters Episcopal Church dates from c.1683. The Revolutionary War battle of Monmouth (see Monmouth, battle of ) took place nearby in 1778. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used...
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Clinton, Sir Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Acting on orders from London, he evacuated Philadelphia and, after Washingtons attempt to halt him failed (see Monmouth, battle of ), he reached New York. He complained that Lord George Germain did not answer his requests for supplies and twice...
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