Monmouth Battlefield
By Scout Scoutly
June 28, 1778, George Washington exploded in anger at his second in command, Charles Lee. This would perhaps be the Continental Army’s, fresh off a winter of intense training at Valley Forge, best chance to seriously injure the British army, who were retreating across New Jersey after occupying Philadelphia. Lee had been ordered to occupy the British while Washington brought the rest of the army up, but had retreated when pressed by the British.
Washington rallied his troop, pushed them back into battle, and won one of the biggest battles of the American War for Independence. The British army would not venture out of New York City in force for the remainder of the war.
In November, Troop 48 visited the site of this epic battle. We went through the museum to learn about the battle that day. Then, our newer Scouts led a five mile hike around the battlefield. We took lunch in an apple orchard, then raced a rainstorm to finish out the hike.
That night, the patrols had dinner, then spent the night around the campfire. Smores were the order of the evening, along with grass flavored soda.
