EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
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Abigail Adams
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Judith Sargeant Murray
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Deborah Sampson
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A symbolic figure in the American Revolutionary War, the story of a fearless woman named “Molly Pitcher” has been told many times. This woman reportedly brought water to the troops at the Battle of Monmouth and worked the cannon after her husband was wounded.
Detailed explanation-3: -Molly Pitcher was born on October 13, 1744, in New Jersey. She later moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to work as a domestic servant in 1768 and later married William Hays on July 24, 1769. She joined her husband as a camp follower during the Philadelphia Campaign (1777-1778) in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Ludwig Hays is often cited as the inspiration for the Molly Pitcher stories. Mary grew up in Pennsylvania and then married a barber named William Hays.