ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, æz sˌɜː hˈɛnɹi klˈɪntən ænd hɪz tɹˈuːps dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd fɹʌmðə mˈɔnməθ kˈoːɹt hˈaʊs, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ænd hɪz kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ˈɑːɹmi tɹˈuːps plˈɑːɾᵻd ɐn ˈæmbʊʃ ɔnðə ɹˈɪɹ kˈɑːlʌm ʌv klˈɪntənz bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi sˈoʊldʒɚz.
On June 28, 1778, as Sir Henry Clinton and his troops departed from the Monmouth Court House, George Washington and his Continental Army troops plotted an ambush on the rear column of Clinton's British Army soldiers.