It was June 28, 1778 all over again as reenactors fought the Battle of Monmouth at Monmouth Battlefield State Park.
Sack of Monmouth Courthouse In 1778, Monmouth County was a divided land, split between diehard loyalists and fervent patriots, often living side by side. Estimates at the time say the county was split ...
Wars are fought by people — and in 1776 Monmouth County, fervent patriots — and devout loyalists — lived, and fought, side by ...
"Living history events like the Battle of Monmouth reenactment transform history from words on a page into something people can truly see, hear and experience," said John Cecil, assistant commissioner ...
The words were whispered, not as a battle cry, but as a warning among neighbors, uttered over fence posts and around kitchen tables, from farmers to merchants, from husbands to wives. It was June 1778 ...