Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

British Retreat Route

Photographed by M Sweet, March 24, 2018

1. British Retreat Route Marker

Inscription. Seeking the protection of Middletown's hills on the 29th of June 1778, the day after the Battle of Monmouth, the main British army under Gen. Sir Henry Clinton withdrew along this road toward Sandy Hook, whence they embarked for New York a week later.

Erected 1976 by Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1778.

Location. 40° 23.633′ N, 74° 6.75′ W. Marker is in Middletown Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Brandywine Way, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway. Near the faux orchard that is now part of the Brandywine development. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown NJ 07748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middletown Village (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Middletown Village (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named British Retreat Route (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named British Retreat Route (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fairview Cemetery Veterans Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); 29th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown Township.

More about this marker. Located in the Middletown Village Historic District - Kings Highway main thoroughfare.

Regarding British Retreat Route. One of a series of markers along the route taken by the British army after it evacuated Philadelphia

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for New York City June-July 1778, during which time it engaged Gen. George Washington and troops in the Battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Additional keywords. American Revolutionary War, New Jersey

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2018, by @histkeep of Walnut Creek, California. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 27, 2018, by @histkeep of Walnut Creek, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.