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The British horse advance on the Americans

Battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778

This was the largest battle in the Northern area during the American Revolution. 11,000 American troops attempted to destroy 10,000 British troops. It was General Lee's downfall and Washington was able to save his army from another defeat.

The Refight with miniatures 12/27/11

Crown Forces                                      Continental Army

First Division: Gen. Cornwallis                       Gen. Lee

Royal Artillery                                    Continental Artillery    

16^th Lt. Dragoons                                 Col. Grayson’s Det

1^st Light Infantry                                  4^th/8^th/12^th Virginia

Queens Rangers                                 Col. Durkee’s Det

                                                4^th/8^th Connecticut

British Grenadiers                                1^st/2^nd/ Rhode Island

1^st Grenadiers                                   Gen Maxwell

2^nd Grenadiers                                   1^st New Jersey

                                                3^rd New Jersey

Foot Guards                                     Monmouth Militia

3^rd Bde.                                         Poor’s Bde

15^th/17^th/42^nd/44^th                                1^st New Hampshire

4^th Bde.                                         3^rd New Hampshire

33^rd/37^th/46^th/64^th/                                2^nd New York

5^th Bde.                                         Huntington Bde.

7^th/26^th/63^rd/                                     2^nd/5^th Connecticut

                                                Smallwood Bde.

Second Division Gen. von Knyphausen             3^rd Maryland

Flank Guards                                    2^nd Maryland

17^th Lt. Dragoons/2^nd Lt. Inf/ 40^th                    6^th Maryland

                                                Parkers Bde

Jagers                                         1^st/5^th/9^th Virginia

1^st Bde.                                         Lord Stirling Bde

4^th/23^rd/28^th/49^th/                                 1^st Pennsylvania

2^nd Bde.                                       2^nd Pennsylvania

5^th/10^th/27^th/55^{th                                                7th} Pennsylvania

Hessian Bde.                                  Butler’s Bde

Loyalist Corps                                 4^th Pennsylvania

Maryland Loyalists                             5^th Pennsylvania

New Jersey Volunteers                         11^th Pennsylvania

                                             1^st New York

                                             Glover’s Bde

                                             1^st/4^th/10^th Massachusetts