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British Embarkation Marker Sandyhook

C2W4+X43 Middletown Township, New Jersey, USA

New Jersey

state

NJ - Monmouth

county

NJ - Trenton

city

MARKER

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PARKING:

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RESTROOMS:

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On July 5, 1778 armies under General Sir Henry Clinton passed this point to reach British ships, at anchor off Horseshoe Cove, which evacuated them to New York. This completed their withdrawal through Middletown from Freehold after the Battle of Monmouth seven days earlier.

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