Editing Englishtown, New Jersey (section)

==History==
[[File:The Village Inn, Englishtown, NJ.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Village Inn (Englishtown, New Jersey)|Village Inn]] was [[George Washington]]'s [[List of Washington's Headquarters during the Revolutionary War|headquarters]] after the [[Battle of Monmouth]] in 1778, as the Court-martial trial of General [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]] was taking place (pictured here in March 2020).]]
At the [[Battle of Monmouth]], an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, American General [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]] led the advance and initiated the first attack on the column's rear. When the British turned to flank him, he ordered a general retreat without as much as firing a shot at the enemy, and his soldiers soon became disorganized. [[George Washington|General George Washington]] continued the battle, earning respect for the [[Continental Army]] troops under his command. In the dining room of the Village Inn, located in the center of Englishtown, General Washington and [[Lord Stirling]] drew up the court martial papers citing Lee for his conduct during and after the battle.<ref>[http://www.englishtownnj.com/history/ A Short History of the Borough of Englishtown], Borough of Englishtown. Accessed March 29, 2020.</ref>