Show MH M H 1 t 1 il I 1 I 1 1 I 1 libil l H ti monmouth X record of victory that I 1 inspired patriots of the revolution t monmouth ilon mouth county in new jersey celebrated in 1928 the anniversary of the battle of 0 monmouth this severe and critical engagement ga of the revolution was wai re enacted in a pageant which s showed it owed how the fight was waged from monmouth courthouse to old tennent and also the heroic part played that day by holly pitcher Pi icher writes may W V mount in the new york times the victory of monmouth Uon mouth strengthened tile the morale ot of the army worn by their winter at valley forge and encouraged encourage tile the colonies in their struggle it made their commander in chief more heroic than ever as they pictured him constantly exposed to fire rallying I ing his troops in dead wounded and ml missing asing the british lo 10 lost A ana aal the americans artier included among these w were ere tour four british and eight ame amerlean american officers olli cers fafty alne british and many americans died of fatigue e and sunstroke the banks of molly oily pitchers brook were strewn with dead and wounded soldiers who had dragged themselves to the water the british dead and not a few of tile the americans were burled on the geld at some period after the war of the revolution evolution It the village of monmouth Alon mouth courthouse changed its nuque to freehold but the old scotch settlement whose first B church was alc tlc scots meeting house at Topa nemus now in the borders of freehold centered about the courthouse and all roads ted led to its tree shaded square |