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Battle of Monmouth

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Noun1.Battle of Monmouth - a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
Battle of Monmouth Court House, Monmouth Court House
American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence - the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, NJ - a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies


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If Molly Pitcher had held a microphone rather than a pail of water at the Battle of Monmouth, she might even have asked why the Colonists were no closer to victory in 1778 than they were in 1776.
LET GEORGE W. RUN A WAR? ABSURD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The women whom the joint authors present to the readers range in chronology from Mary Ludwig Hays Macauley (Molly Pitcher), storied heroine of the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, to Hannah Silverman, teenaged spokeswoman of the 1913 Paterson, New Jersey, silk strike.
Wenzel, Lynn & Binkowski, Carol J. More than petticoats: remarkable ... by Moore, Patricia / Kliatt
Lee's incompetence in the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, at which Washington hotly relieved the indecisive general, ended the latter's hopes of greater command and resulted in court martial proceedings against Lee.
Father of our country: George Washington sacrificed for his country's ... by Eddlem, Thomas R. / The New American
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