Molly Pitcher

Part I of Essay
Not many women are mentioned during the Revolutionary war but broke this trend by becoming a war heroine, a loyal wife, and a hard worker. was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She was born with the name Mary Ludwig. Mary helped a lot on her family's dairy farm. In 1769 Mar ....

Part II of Essay
.... very hot out. At the Battle of Monmouth John fell to the ground and Mary quickly ran over to see what was wrong with her husband. After she realized that there were no blood or bullet holes she took over the cannon. Molly helped load and fire the cannon and had a very close encounter with death. While she was firing a cannonball a shot from the enemy passed between her legs, not touching or hurting her, but rather tearing off her skirt. There were two nicknames that Molly earned out on the battlefield. The first one was ; the soldier ....