Researching the American Revolution

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Monmouth, NJ

George Washington's View of the Battle from Perrine Hill

Secondary Sources

Bilby, Joseph G., and Katherine Bilby Jenkins. Monmouth Court House: The Battle That Made the American Army. Yardley, Pa: Westholme, 2010.

Gilman, Col. C. Malcolm B. Monmouth Road to Glory. Red Bank, NJ: Arlington Laboratory for Clinical and Historical Research, 1964.

Lender, Mark Edward, and Garry Wheeler Stone. Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle. Campaigns and Commanders, volume 54. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016.

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For a book review see:

https://researchingtheamericanrevolution.com/2017/08/24/monmouth-more-than-a-battle-a-lesson-in-leadership

 

 

Myers, William Starr. The Battle of Monmouth. Port Washington, N.Y: Kennikat Press, 1927.

 

Views of the Modern Day Battlefield

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Site of Hedgerow battle
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From atop Combs Hill, site of Nationael Greene’s command including 4 pieces of artillery
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Strong Patriot Defensive position on Perrine Hill
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