Battle of Monmouth

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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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Generate an image of the Battle of Monmouth (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 51
Battle of Monmouth Court House 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Monmouth Court House ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Monmouth
associatedFigure Baron von Steuben ⓘ
Lafayette ⓘ
“Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign 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 ⓘ
Sir Henry Clinton ⓘ
linked to: Henry Clinton
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
county 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 evacuation of Philadelphia ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactical draw ⓘ
state 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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Valley Forge winter encampment → followedBy → 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 Court House ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Monmouth
Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Queen's Rangers → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
court-martial of General Charles Lee → cause → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Molly Pitcher → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Charles Lee → notableEvent → 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Mary Ludwig Hays → battleParticipatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Mary Ludwig → associatedWith → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Craig House → usedDuring → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: historic Craig House
Craig House → significantEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: historic Craig House
Philadelphia campaign → hasPart → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
William Hays → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Molly McCauley → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
New Jersey Continental Line units → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Maryland Line → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
New Jersey Line → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Lord Stirling → notableEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Philemon Dickinson → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Israel Angell → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Israel Angell
Englishtown, New Jersey → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
George Washington → notableBattle → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
Charles Lee → notableBattle → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
William Alexander → participatedIn → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Connecticut Line → notableEngagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Loyalists in New Jersey → notableEvent → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
2nd New Hampshire Regiment → engagement → Battle of Monmouth ⓘ