Our small town, the town of Holmdel, Holmdel is common for its peacefulness, but the Battle of Monmouth changed everything. Holmdel, a small town; the Battle of Monmouth, a big war. In this podcast you will learn about this important event in history, which happened here in Holmdel. The British soldiers, on a march from Philadelphia to their ships anchored in Sandy Hook, passed through this very town. After farms and houses were plundered and set afire, the Americans fought for their lives and their liberty and defended their land and their families.