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Monmouth Battlefield State Park

Monmouth Battlefield State Park


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.

www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/monbat.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Battlefield_State_Park
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34 months ago ossama_0531hotmail.com [this message was marked as abusive, ] -5
30 months ago   +1
well maintained
20 months ago RICH   0
Molly pitcher was here
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