Battle of Monmouth

On Sunday June 28, 1778 General Washington and his troops, who were deprived of food and supplies after a a long and harsh winter in Valley Forge, came into combat with Lieutenant General Henry Clinton in Monmouth, New Jersey. On this rainy and storming day, as the British army exited the Monmouth courthouse, Washington attacked them from behind with marshy ground to give separation and used his artillery to keep the British in place to allow for the other colonist forces to attack from the other side. While the Americans held better position in this battle, as a result of their exhaustion from the winter, the battle was a stalemate between the to forces. Soon, the night would approach and Clinton withdrew undetected around midnight to resume his army's march to New York City. The armies were very similar in size and as were the number of casualties, which is why this battle was considered a neutral victory, however the Americans were unsuccessful at preventing Clinton's forces from reaching New York, so in a way it was a loss for the rebels.