THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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was on the side of the Patriots in Revolutionary War
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legend says she made the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes
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colonial woman
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took her husband’s place as cannon loader in one battle
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nicknamed Molly Pitcher because she brought water to soldiers in battles
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Detailed explanation-1: -A. “ Molly Pitcher” was not a single historical figure, but a composite folk hero inspired by the actions of different people, most of them women who carried water to troops during the revolution. Women filling this role on the battlefield may have generally been referred to by this nickname.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the battle, legend has it that George Washington asked about the courageous woman who was on the battlefield and promoted her to a non-commissioned officer. For this reason, Hays carried the nickname “Sergeant Molly.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Mary had endeared herself to the troops because of her unusual courage and hard work under fire. 1 During the Battle of Monmouth, Mary Ludwig Hayes earned the nickname Molly Pitcher for performing the exhaustive work of supplying battle-fatigued and wounded men with drinking water in the heat of combat.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Ludwig Hays (October 13, 1754 – January 22, 1832) was a woman who fought in the American War of Independence at the Battle of Monmouth. The woman behind the Molly Pitcher story is most often identified as Hays, but it is likely that the legend is an amalgam of more than one woman seen on the battlefield that day.