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Battle of Monmouth

Battle of Monmouth

1 7.9
A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that ended with the British leaving
  • noun
  • /ˈbætəl əv ˈmɒnməθ/
translation icon : Batalla de Monmouth
  • Historical reenactments often depict the events of the Battle of Monmouth.

Examples

  • The soldiers showed immense bravery during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

  • I fought in the Battle of White Plains and in the Battle of Monmouth.

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  • Captain in Henry Jackson's 16th Massachusetts Regiment, with which he participated in the Battle of Monmouth.

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  • Fought in the Battle of Long Island, was wounded at Harlem Heights, Battle of White Plains, was promoted to lieutenant colonel at the Battle of Trenton, fought at the Battle of Monmouth and Newport.

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  • The Battle of Monmouth marked a turning point in the American Revolution.

Synonyms

Battle of Monmouth Court House
vsBattle of Monmouth
9.1

A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution that made British troops leave

has identical meaning but uses a shorter common title
Monmouth Court House
vsBattle of Monmouth
9.6

A major 1778 battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution where the British army withdrew

is the same event but named more simply in modern usage

Surface Forms

Battle of Monmouth singular
Battles of Monmouth plural

Morphology

battle + of + Monmouth

The phrase combines the noun 'battle' with a place name ('Monmouth') in the common, productive pattern 'Battle of [place]', so a learner who knows 'battle' and recognizes 'Monmouth' as a place can infer it refers to a battle that took place at Monmouth. This compositional place-name construction is cross-linguistically common, so the overall meaning is immediately derivable even if the learner lacks historical details.

Etymology

Battle of Monmouth is the name of a 1778 fight near Monmouth, New Jersey. On a very hot day soldiers and cannons fought there and General Washington stood with his troops, and because the British later left the field the name now refers to that important event in the American Revolution.