Comb's Hill - Freehold, NJ - Orientation Tables on Waymarking.com

The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, was a triumph for General Washington and the Continental Army, forcing the British to retreat. The British army suffered two to three times the casualties as the Continental Army.

Monmouth Battlefield State Park offers two historical self-guided walking tours that offer points of interest along the route through the battlefield. The first stop on the first walking tour is the cannonade on top of Comb's Hill.

There were ten Continental Army cannons bombarding the British's ten cannons along the hedgerow (where a majority of the fighting happened). This put the two sides at a virtual artillery stalemate, until Major General Greene appeared with an additional four cannons. The British were forced to pull back, due to the heavy fire from the hill.

An orientation table sits on the hill, overlooking the stream and hedgerow where the Continental Army bombarded. The table talks about the artillery fire to an from to hill, and provides an informative map of the area (along with the locations of each army during the battle) from this view.

Artist / Creator: Department of Environmental Protection - Division of Parks and Forestry Location / Access: Just behind the visitor center at the beginning of the first historical walking tour. Date of creation: Not listed

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