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Governor William Livingston of New Jersey, who never came any nearer to Monmouth Court House during the campaign than Trenton, almost twenty-five miles (forty kilometers) away, published an anonymous 'eyewitness' account in the New Jersey Gazette only days after the battle, in which he credited the victory to Washington. Articles were still ...
In 1693, along with Middletown and Shrewsbury, Freehold was established by act of legislature as one of the three original townships in Monmouth County. [4] Among the first Scottish settlers in modern-day western Monmouth County was John Craig Sr. (ca. 1650–1724) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, who settled with his
Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 1,818-acre (7.36 km 2) [4] New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. This park preserves the historical battlefield on which the American Revolutionary War 's Battle of Monmouth (1778) was waged.
Battle of Monmouth painting shows George Washington rallying his men while an embarrassed Charles Lee waits nearby. The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, saw a colonial American army under Major General George Washington fight a British army led by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton .
The last major battle to take place in New Jersey and the rest of the Northern states during the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Springfield. Baron von Knyphausen , the Hessian general, hoped to invade New Jersey and expected support from the colonists of New Jersey who were tired of the war.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map. [1]
Covenhoven House, also known as General Clinton's Headquarters, is located at 150 West Main Street in Freehold Borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1752–1753 by William and Elizabeth Covenhoven.
On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth. [5] In 1789, Wilson Stout sold the property to Jacob Weart. In 1853, Spencer Weart may have made extensive changes to the house. It remained in the Weart family until 1928. [4] HABS photo from 1937