Mary hays molly pitcher biography for children

Nickname for women fighting in the American Revolutionary War

Not to be confused with Moll Pitcher.

Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. Another possibility is Margaret Corbin, who helped defend Fort Washington in New York in November 1776.

Suggested identities

Mary Ludwig Hays

Main article: Mary Hays (American Revolutionary War)

The deeds in the story of Molly Pitcher are generally attributed to Mary Ludwig Hays, who was married to William Hays, an artilleryman in the Continental Army.

She joined him at the Army's winter camp at Valley Forge in 1777, and was present at the Battle of Monmouth, where she served as a water-carrier. Her husband fell and she took his place swabbing and loading the cannon, and was later commended by George Washington.^{[citation needed]}

The incident was record