The Revolutionary War in Freehold Freehold Borough, New Jersey

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freehold impacted american revolution. 1770s, sons of liberty actively recruiting local members in freehold, , agitating relationship between british government , colonists. in 1775, after battles of lexington , concord, capt. elias longstreet recruited first company of freeholders join continental army. freehold known center of patriot activity. declaration of independence publicly proclaimed, read aloud, steps of freehold courthouse few days after being signed in philadelphia.


however, after british success @ battle of long island, freehold , of monmouth county fell under control of loyalists. british government continued operate freehold courthouse, , several people involved in revolutionary activism arrested , tried treason @ courthouse. success of continental army @ battle of trenton helped weaken loyalist control of freehold.


in june 1778, british army began major strategic evacuation of city of philadelphia. attempted protect long, slow moving column of loyalist families, equipment, , other supplies seized in philadelphia, moved towards ships in new york harbor. on june 28, 1778, continental army intercepted column in freehold. battle of monmouth 1 of largest battles of revolutionary war, involving on 25,000 soldiers combined in continental, british, , hessian forces. continental army able repel british forces, , hold ground on battlefield. however, british forces successful in completing primary goal, evacuation of philadelphia. both sides claimed victory in battle.



molly pitcher fighting @ battle of monmouth in freehold, new jersey


several famous figures revolutionary war fought @ battle of monmouth. british forces commanded sir henry clinton , charles cornwallis. continental army commanded george washington , charles lee. charles lee court martialed continental army behavior @ battle of monmouth. nathaniel greene, alexander hamilton, marquis de lafayette , friedrich wilhelm von steuben fought continental army @ battle of monmouth. famous figure @ battle of monmouth molly pitcher, manned cannon during battle after husband wounded.


in aftermath of battle of monmouth, loyalist control of freehold faltered. town ceased have functioning municipal government, , courthouse closed until end of war. minor clashes between loyalists , continentals flared in town, violence peaking around 1780. colonel tye, escaped slave , leader of prominent loyalist guerilla force, conducted several raids in , around freehold. 1 famous incident capture , hanging of joshua huddy british loyalists under direction of richard lippincott. colonel tye killed during raid on huddy s home. patriots later cut down huddy s body hanging gallows , buried in freehold, @ old tennent church. @ end of war, community divided, , 120 loyalist families left freehold, fearing persecution neighbors. of these families re-settled in canada.








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