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Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The last great battle in the north

By Adam Hook , Brendan Morrissey

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841767727, 1841767727
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
40 MB (41849516 bytes)
Series
Campaign 135
Pages
96\100
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
18th Century;Military History;American Revolution;

Description

The battle of Monmouth Courthouse was not only the last major action in the Northern theater, it was also the longest and hardest-fought engagement of the entire Revolutionary War (1775-1783). When the British abandoned Philadelphia to return to New York City, American troops harassed their retreat. On the morning of 28 June 1778, General Lee, George Washington's lieutenant, attacked the British rearguard but his attack went badly wrong. The British rearguard, now reinforced, threw Lee's troops into a headlong retreat. Lee was relieved of his command and Washington's Continentals then stood toe-to-toe with the British, bloodily repulsing a series of powerful attacks by crack troops.

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