Battle of Monmouth
November 15, 1775
Titus Becomes Tye in Lord Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment of Black Loyalist Soldiers
On November 15, 1775, the former Colts Neck slave named Titus, now calling himself simply "Tye," took part in the first armed conflict in American history involving an organized unit of African American soldiers. But they were fighting for the...
May 3, 1778
Battle of Monmouth – How It Begins
On May 3, 1778, the British established a post at Cooper's Ferry, near where Camden is today, to protect wood cutters. The British army in Philadelphia had been ordered to evacuate the city, to focus resources on their strongholds in...
June 24, 1778
The British March into Allentown in Time for an Eclipse
On the morning of June 24, 1778, a total eclipse of the sun plunged Monmouth County into daylight darkness for a few hours. It was the first recorded solar eclipse in colonial American history; David Rittenhouse, an American astronomer and...
June 26, 1778
General Clinton Arrives at Monmouth Court House
On June 26, 1778, British troops, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, first arrived in Monmouth Court House, now known as Freehold Township. With France entering the American Revolution on the side of the Patriots, the British...
June 27, 1778
The Sack of Monmouth Court House
June 27 was supposed to be a day of rest, and for most of British Lt. General Sir Henry Clinton's troops, it was. But for some, it was an opportunity not to be missed, an opportunity for retribution. General Clinton’s...
June 28, 1778
The Battle of Monmouth
Editor’s note: The following is adapted from the Battle of Monmouth Fact Sheet published by the Friends of the Monmouth Battlefield. On Sunday, June 28, 1778, an American army of about 14,500, including about 1,000 militia, engaged a British army...
August 12, 1778
Continential Army Major General Charles Lee Convicted at Court-Martial
On August 12, 1778, just two weeks after the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War, Major General Charles Lee was convicted at his court-martial of all three charges laid against him for his conduct during the early stages of...