Monmouth courthouse 1778 the last great battle in the north campaign band 135 morrissey brendan hook adam isbn 9781841767727 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Philadelphia campaign 1777 1778 the battle of monmouth also known as the battle of monmouth court house was fought near monmouth court house modern day freehold township new jersey on june 28 1778 during the american revolutionary war. The battle of monmouth courthouse was not only the last major action in the northern theater it was also the longest and hardest fought engagement of the entire revolutionary war when the british abandoned philadelphia to return to new york city american troops harassed their retreat on the morning of 28 june 1778 general lee george washingtons lieutenant attacked the british rearguard but his attack went badly wrong the british rearguard now reinforced threw lees troops into a . The battle of monmouth courthouse was not only the last major action in the northern theater it was also the longest and hardest fought engagement of the entire revolutionary war 1775 1783 when the british abandoned philadelphia to return to new york city american troops harassed their retreat on the morning of 28 june 1778 general lee george washingtons lieutenant attacked the british rearguard but his attack went badly wrong the british rearguard now reinforced threw lees