Battle of Monmouth

In the Battle of Monmouth, American soldiers attacked the British from behind, winning for the Americans an important victory.

Background

Hearing of the alliance between France and the United States, the British army determined to evacuate Philadelphia and march through New Jersey to New York. When the British army had arrived at Monmouth, New Jersey, on its way to New York, its rear was attacked by General Washington and a severe engagement took place, much to the advantage of the Americans.

See also

• Marquis de Lafayette
• Molly Pitcher

External links

• History of Massachusetts for Two Hundred Years: from the year 1620 to 1820, Chapter 21, The Battle of Monmouth, (1835)
• A Narrative of the Military Actions of Colonel Marinus Willett: Taken Chiefly from His Own Manuscript, Chapter 6, The Battle of Monmouth, (1831)
• The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, Volume 9, (1841)
• Life of the Marquis de La Fayette: Major General in the Service of the United States of America, in the War of the Revolution., (1825)
• A Short History of Molly Pitcher, the Heroine of the Battle of Monmouth, (1905)