Gary Stone points to key terrain features

The scene were General Charles Lee met Washington and near where "my" guards were ambushed by the Americans.

A view from the Parsonage Farm where some heavy fighting took place.

The view from Perrine Ridge where most of Washington's Army was arrayed.

Ok, so what of lessons learned? We had an after action review and here's what I got out of it. Both Washington and Clinton (the British commander) achieved their objectives. Neither really wanted a big battle. Clinton marched his army to New York and arrived intact. Pretty simple. Washington was eager to show off his newly trained army. Baron Von Steuben famously introduced a standard drill manual and taught it to the army during the long winter at Valley Forge. At Monmouth, Washington put on a show. His army, for the first time, went toe-to-toe with the British and didn't run. That was all he wanted.

As a graphic designer, I see this as "re-branding". He wanted to change the brand message of his Continental Army from brave, but bumbling amateurs, to brave, efficient, professional soldiers. That is a timely thought for me. The product I support is changing from just an army thing to a Joint (meaning Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) product. In the coming year I will have to "re-brand" our project accordingly.

Except, I don't have a Von Steuben.