History of The Battlefield
On June 28, 1778, as Sir Henry Clinton and his troops parted from the Monmouth Court House, George Washington and his Continental Army troops plotted an ambush on the rear column of Clinton's British Army soldiers, though the battle soon ended in a standoff.
The Battle of Monmouth is notable for creating the American legend of Molly Pitcher, a housewife who boldly took her husband's place at the cannon only moments after his peril. In honor of Pitcher, an aging white cenotaph was erected near the property of the battlefield.
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Cobb House, Monmouth Battlefield
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Molly Pitcher Spring Marker
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Molly Pitcher Spring
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Sutfin House
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General Von Steuben Memorial
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