Washington and Lee clash at Monmouth in stormy stand
Major Lawrence recounts a brutal near dawn battle as Washington arrives to confront Lee's retreat. Morgan and Lafayette lead the right flank against British regulars near Monmouth Court House while rain, mud, and exhaustion test the weary American line.
Fight at Monmouth Begins Amid Heat and Tension
In June 1778 at Monmouth Court House, Maxwell's brigade moves under a hot sun toward a coming engagement. Dickinson and Wayne flank, Lee rumored to have fresh troops, as Morgan presses a column of Dragoons and Knyphausen advances with Hessians. The narrator partakes in the line despite a lame horse.
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