Battle+of+Monmouth

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=(New Jersey) - June 28, 1778 = = media type="youtube" key="f2L052IJbg8" height="315" width="420" =

[|The Historical Information]
== __Who__: General Sir Henry Clinton, General Earl Cornwallis and [|General Knyphausen](a hessian soldier) against General == ==George Washington and General [|Charles Lee]. Also, [|Molly Pitcher] was an important person during this battle. == == __Where__: The battle took place in Monmouth, New Jersey. Right next to [|Combs Hill]. ==

 __When__: The battle of Monmouth happened on June 28, 1778. During very hot and humid weather.
==__What__: This [|battle] was against the British. They were marching from Philadelphia to [|New York] when the Americans == ==decided to attack. General Charles Lee had to [|retreat] the field after an unsuccessful attack due to no planning or preparing ==

for the upcomming battle. Also, the generals under Lee's comand dont know their orders and neither do any of the soldiers.
==Then George Washington, coming from [|Valley Forge], had to rally up his remaining troops. George Washington moved up ==

__Why__: The Americans wanted to intercept and take the British's supply of goods. Also, the British were vulnerable because
==of the heat and the mucky weather. Lots were already [|dehydrated] and falling to their feet while traveling on the path. ==

Washington saw this as an opportunity and attacked!
==__How__: Washington advanced his [|troops] upon the British forces while they were traveling from New York. The British were ==

[|Aftermath]:

 * ==United States: had 11,000 men. 362-500 were killed, wounded, or captured during battle. ==
 * ==<span style="color: #770e0e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great Britain: had 14,000-15,000 men. 65-304 were killed, 170-770 were wounded, and 60 were captured during the battle. ==

= media type="youtube" key="Rse2-hzHsUU" height="315" width="420" = = Map: = = = = Molly Pitcher: Taking her husbands place during the battle of Monmouth =

[[image:the-battle-of-monmouth-mary-ludwig-hays-loading-a-cannon-june-28-1778.jpg]]
= George Washington: = = = == George [|Washington] was the first commanding general of the [|Continental] (American) Army. He was chosen for this job the the ==

army and was in charge of training all the men who belonged in the Continental army. What also helped George Washington win the
== war was his [|persistance]. If he didnt have this he wouldn't have the patience to wait out the war and the Americans would have most ==

= Sir Henry Clinton: =



== Sir Henry [|Clinton] served as the first general, along with General Cornwallis, at the battle of Monmouth. Clinton was in the Revolutionary ==

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