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Molly Pitcher-A woman of Courage and Faith. In the Revolutionary War, there arises a story of a woman they called Molly Pitcher. She followed her artilleryman husband William Hayes into the battle of Monmouth. Men were dying of dehydration, so she got pitchers of water from a nearby spring to give to the men and to cool the guns. She walked thru gunfire, because her husband needed her. She kept this guiding force in her will: “March on, my soul be strong!” (Judges 5:21). When her husband was wounded she went to him, tenderly laid him down and cared for...

On this day in 1778, General George Washington issued a warrant to Mary "Molly" Hays, making her a non-commissioned officer in the Continental Army, for her bravery during the Battle of Monmouth the previous day. During the battle, Molly carried water to the troops in the field. When her husband collapsed while manning one of the cannon, Molly took his place, continuing to swab and load the cannon through the remainder of the battle, despite having one British cannonball pass between her legs but doing nothing more than removing the bottom portion of her petticoats.

 Andrew Wnukowski of Hillside checks his redcoat costume in the glint of a car window. About 5,000 British troops came ashore at Closter Dock in Alpine on Nov. 20, 1776, setting the stage for the redcoats to capture Fort Lee from the upstart American revolutionaries later in the day.   On Saturday, four "soldiers" with red coats, muskets and goatskin backpacks -- along with a dozen or so intrepid "civilians" -- re-created the climb up the Palisades toward the site named after Gen. Charles Lee, who would be court-martialed two years later for disobeying Gen. George Washington's orders during the...

Amy Adamo of Bogota, who got involved in historical reenacting because of her late husband's passion for it, will carry on the family tradition this weekend -- playing a camp follower in the annual commemoration of the Battle of Monmouth.  "My husband, Mark, who passed away last year, had been a reenactor for over 25 years, and he never missed the Battle of Monmouth, no matter what," says Adamo, who is director of Manhattan's Fraunces Tavern Museum and will be joined in camp by her 5-year-old daughter, Arden.  "We need to remember that we were the crossroads of the Revolution....

Battlefield sites under attack from development Study lists Princeton, Monmouth, Trenton among most endangered in U.S. Friday, May 14, 2004 The Revolutionary War battlefields at Princeton, Monmouth and Trenton are among the most endangered by sprawl and development in the nation, according to a new study by the U.S. National Park Service.The forthcoming review, "The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study," examines 825 nationally significant battlefields and sites associated with the two wars.The New Jersey sites are among the nation's 28 most significant sites in danger, said Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th Dist.)."The study looks at the historical...

Monmouth Battlefield State Park Mail address: 347 Freehold Road, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 Phone: (732)-462-9616 Fax: (732)- 577-8816 Site of the longest battle of the American Revolution Where will you be on June 28th & 29th of 2003. We at Monmouth will be holding a little celebration commemorating the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth. We are hoping that about 10,000 of our closest friends will come out on that weekend to witness a spectacle of truly awesome proportions! Monmouth Battlefield State Park will host over 2,300 reenactors as they, the real stars of the day, will present a...