Osprey Campaign Series #135 'Monmouth Courthouse 1778: The Last Great Battle In The North' (2004) By Brendan Morrissey (Author), Adam Hook (Illustrator)
 
From the famed Osprey Military History Collection comes the 'Campaign' Book Collection, providing detailed background to the battles of History.
 
The battle of Monmouth Courthouse was not only the last major action in the Northern theater, but 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 June 28, 1778, General Lee, George Washington's lieutenant, attacked the British rearguard, but his attack went badly awry. The British rearguard, now reinforced, threw Lee's troops into a headlong retreat. Lee was relieved of his command, and Washington's Continentals then stood toe-to-toe with the British, bloodily repulsing a series of powerful attacks by crack troops.
 
Soft Cover
96 Pages
In Good Condition