“Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution)

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American Revolutionary War heroine American folklore character legendary figure

Molly Pitcher (traditionally identified as Mary Ludwig Hays) is a legendary figure of the American Revolutionary War celebrated for taking her wounded husband's place in operating a cannon under fire.

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Molly Pitcher	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War heroine ⓘ American folklore character ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ
allegedAction	continued firing the cannon despite danger ⓘ operated artillery under enemy fire ⓘ replaced her injured husband at a cannon ⓘ
allegedBirthName	Mary Ludwig ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mary Ludwig Hays ⓘ Mary Ludwig Hays ⓘ surface form: Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley Molly McCauley NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateBirthDate	circa 1754 ⓘ
approximateDeathDate	1832 ⓘ
associatedWith	Continental Army ⓘ artillery units of the Continental Army ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
birthPlace	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey near Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
burialPlace	Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Pennsylvania ⓘ
commemoratedIn	American popular history ⓘ children’s literature about the American Revolution ⓘ school textbooks in the United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	iconic representation of women’s battlefield bravery in U.S. culture ⓘ
deathPlace	Carlisle, Pennsylvania ⓘ
fieldOfActivity	military support ⓘ war service ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
historicity	composite figure possibly based on several women ⓘ partly legendary ⓘ
honoredBy	U.S. postage stamp ⓘ monument at Monmouth Battlefield ⓘ monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania ⓘ
nameOrigin	nickname derived from carrying pitchers of water ⓘ
notableFor	becoming a symbol of women’s contributions to the American Revolution ⓘ carrying water to soldiers on the battlefield ⓘ taking her wounded husband’s place at a cannon during battle ⓘ
possibleIdentity	Margaret Corbin ⓘ Mary Ludwig Hays ⓘ other unnamed women at Monmouth ⓘ
role	artillery assistant ⓘ camp follower ⓘ water carrier ⓘ
spouse	William Hays ⓘ
spouseMilitaryService	Continental Army ⓘ
spouseOccupation	artilleryman ⓘ
symbolizes	civilian support for the Continental Army ⓘ courage of women in combat situations ⓘ female patriotism during the American Revolution ⓘ
timePeriod	American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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Battle of Monmouth → associatedFigure → “Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) ⓘ