There was a sharp fight near Monmouth Court House.
The British were driven back and only the coming of night ended the struggle.

Washington was preparing to renew it in the morning, but Clinton had marched away in the darkness.

He reached the coast on the 30th of June, having lost on the way fifty-nine men from sunstroke, over three hundred in battle, and a great many more by desertion.

The deserters were chiefly Germans, enticed by skillful offers of land.
Washington called for a reckoning from Lee.

He was placed under arrest, tried by court-martial, found guilty, and suspended from rank for twelve months.