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4th Annual American Music Awards; Date: January 31, 1977: Country: United States: Hosted by: Glen Campbell Helen Reddy Lou Rawls Electric Light Orchestra: Television/radio coverage; Network: ABC: Runtime: 120 min. Produced by: Dick Clark Productions
In her 2014 book Written in my Own Heart's Blood Diana Gabaldon covers the Battle of Monmouth. The battle is mentioned in the song "Stay Alive", in the Broadway show Hamilton: An American Musical, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The song portrays Lee as a fool who gives conflicting instructions to his troops, resulting in massive casualties ...
Subcategory Winner Nominees; Pop/Rock Categories: Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruce Springsteen: Phil Collins Prince: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Tina Turner
Maxwell's troops were among those harassing the British as they crossed New Jersey to New York, and were involved in the Battle of Monmouth. He was a member of the 1779 Sullivan Expedition (specifically at the request of John Sullivan) against Iroquois lands in upstate New York, and fought in the Battle of Newtown , the only major action of the ...
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. After evacuating Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, on June 18, Clinton intended to march his 13,000-man army to New York City .
During the war he saw action at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) and the Battle of Monmouth (1778). His four other brothers also served, and were noted for their bravery as the "fighting Butlers". In January 1781 he was transferred to the 5th Pennsylvania and lead the Continental Army at the Battle of Spencer's Ordinary.
Though the battle resulted in an American defeat, Howe's advance was brought to a halt in a fierce musketry duel and Washington's army limped away to fight again. [10] Col. Alexander Martin. At the Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, the North Carolina Brigade and William Maxwell's New Jersey Brigade were part of Lord Stirling's Reserve ...