ORDER OF BATTLE // June 28, 1778
Battle of Monmouth
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 31,960 estimated
United States
14,300
Medium-confidence figure
Great Britain
17,660
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Monmouth was a major engagement between Washington's Continental Army and Clinton's British forces in New Jersey. The British sustained 1,134 casualties in the fighting, a significant toll for a force of roughly 17,660 men. The engagement involved American general Charles Lee alongside Washington on the Continental side, a command arrangement that shaped how the battle unfolded. Monmouth stands as one of the larger conventional clashes of the Revolutionary War's middle period, fought as Clinton's army moved through New Jersey.
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