Monmouth Battlefield State Park
USA /
New Jersey /
Freehold /
New Jersey Route 33 (Business), 16
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Freehold
World / United States / New Jersey
park, battlefield, American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
16 Business Route 33
Manalapan Township, NJ 07726
(732) 462-9616
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/monbat.html
Site of the first US-British engagement following the 6-month Valley Forge retreat. This was the first victory for G. Washington after suffering a string of defeats in MD/PA prior to Valley Forge and then witnessing the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Washington attacks the rear column of British troops leaving Philadelphia toward New York.
Manalapan Township, NJ 07726
(732) 462-9616
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/monbat.html
Site of the first US-British engagement following the 6-month Valley Forge retreat. This was the first victory for G. Washington after suffering a string of defeats in MD/PA prior to Valley Forge and then witnessing the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Washington attacks the rear column of British troops leaving Philadelphia toward New York.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Battlefield_State_Park
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°16'14"N 74°18'50"W
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- Dorbrook Recreation Area 15 km
- Allaire State Park 18 km
- Cheesequake State Park 20 km
- Collier Mills Wildlife Area 23 km
- Hartshorne Woods County Park 29 km
- Manchester Wildlife Management Area 30 km
- Sandy Hook 34 km
- Cattus Island County Park 34 km
- Fort Dix Military Reservation 38 km
- Freehold, New Jersey 3.9 km
- Yorketown, New Jersey 4.3 km
- West Freehold, New Jersey 4.8 km
- Adelphia, New Jersey 6.2 km
- Monmouth County, New Jersey 6.5 km
- East Freehold, New Jersey 7 km
- Marlboro Township, New Jersey 8.6 km
- US Naval Weapons Station Earle - Mainside 14 km
- Millstone Township, New Jersey 14 km
- Middlesex County, New Jersey 19 km
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