Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution

Director: Adam Worth
Documentary Feature
USA | 60 min
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Created in collaboration with Monmouth County and the Monmouth NJ 250th Committee, Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution uncovers the untold story of New Jersey’s bloodiest region during the American Revolution. In Monmouth County, loyalty could mean your life. Through raids, reprisals, and the struggle for freedom, neighbors turned against neighbors and the line between justice and revenge disappeared. Featuring leading historians and the rarely told stories of African American, Native American, and Loyalist fighters, the film reveals how the Revolution’s true cost was paid in the fields and homes of ordinary New Jerseyans — and how its echoes still haunt the landscape today. From the battles and betrayals that tore neighbors apart, to the brutal fighting at the Battle of Monmouth, to the rise of Colonel Tye’s Black Brigade, and the secret smuggling networks that sustained the war. Uncover how loyalty and survival drove Monmouth’s residents to take sides – or switch them – revealing the Revolution not as distant glory, but as a brutal, personal war at home.

Preceded by Short Film/s: Mariska