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Molly Pitcher

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Molly pitcher

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Molly Pitcher was born in 1744.

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molly pitcher was a women who fought in the revolutionary war and according to Molly Pitcher Biography for Kids  a British cannonball flew between her legs and tore her skirt, to which she responded, “well, that could have been worse.” also after her husband

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Molly Pitcher(Mary Ludwig Hayes) was one of the lady heroes during war. She carried water to soldiers.But once after her husband fainted because of the heat, she operated his cannon for the rest of the day through the hot day.

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Molly pitcher was most commonly known for her part in the revolutionary war. She gave pitchers of water to the soldiers to quench their thirst. Later in 1822 she married john MCcauly.

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According to Mr. Nussbaum's article on Molly Pitcher, Molly Pitcher was an American hero, when her husband could not take the burning heat she kept on firing her husbands canon.

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Molly Pitcher was born on October 13th, 1774. When she got older, she was married to a barber. Molly Pitcher was in the Battle of Monmouth. She carried pitchers of water to the soldiers who fought in the Battle.

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" Mary’s story may or may not be partly folklore. Some historians believe her story is the composite of several “Molly’s” who helped on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War.

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was born on October 13, 1744 in a small town near Tre

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Molly Pitcher is best known for battling in the battle of Monmouth

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Molly pitcher was a very important women during the revolutionary war. She was born in 1744. She was named "Molly Pitcher" because she brought pitchers to thirsty soldiers and the cannons. She married a man called William Hayes but he died during the war. So then, Molly took over the cannon. After the war was over, she married a general called John McCauly.

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Molly Pitcher was a hero in the Battle of Monmouth. She was one of the legendary women that proved that

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She probably earned the nickname from soldiers o

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Molly Pitcher was born in a town close Trenton, New Jersey on October 13, 1744. Later she moved to Pennsylvania. When she was young she married a barber, William Hayes. She joined the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.

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Molly Pitcher is woman who was very important in the battle of Monmouth. She would get pitchers of water for the hot soldiers out in the battlefield. Her real name is Molly Mcauly though. The thirsty soldiers would yell "Molly Pitcher, Molly Pitcher!" when they needed water. Mary s most famous for one act of kindness though. Her husband collapsed on the battlefield, and he was in charge of a cannon. So, Molly shot the cannon and saved everyone. Molly was a true hero. I got all this info from: http://mrnussbaum.com/molly-pitcher/

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at http://mrnussbaum.com/molly-pitcher/ it says that Molly Pitcher was a

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was born on October 13, 1744, in a town near Trenton, New Jersey. She later moved to Pennsylvania. When she was only a young teenager, she married William Hayes, a barber. Hayes would join the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mary's story may or may not be partly folklore. Some historians believe her story is the composite of several "Molly's" who helped on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War.

Mary McCauly is best known today for the role that she played in the 1778 Battle of Monmouth (N.J.) as a Continental Army camp follower and original "Molly Pitcher". Like many women of the day she carried pitchers of waters for thirsty soldiers or for their smoldering cannons. She probably earned the nickname from soldiers on the battlefield shouting "Molly! Pitcher!" Molly was a common nickname for women named Mary.

Mary earned her legendary status during the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse. After her husband collapsed from the 100-degree heat, or from being wounded, Mary bravely took over as the gunner and continued to fire the cannon herself throughout the scorching day. According to legend, a British cannonball flew between her legs and tore her skirt, to which she responded, "well, that could have been worse."

After the Revolutionary War came to a close, both William and Mary settled in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After William Hayes' death, Mary married Revolutionary War veteran John McCauly. In 1822, Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was awarded a Revolutionary War pension by the Pennsylvania State Legislature for her service at the Battle of Monmouth. "Molly Pitcher" died on January 22, 1832, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 1876, a special marker was laid on her grave commemorating her service as "Molly Pitcher" in the Revolutionary War.

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was born on October 13, 1744, in a town near Trenton, New Jersey. She later moved to Pennsylvania. When she was only a young teenager, she married William Hayes, a barber. Hayes would join the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mary's story may or may not be partly folklore.

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Molly Pitchers name was not really named molly her name was Mary it was a common woman name back then. she had an important role of the battle of Monmouth. She carried water for injured or thirsty soldiers. Once when her husband fainted from the heat so she started using the cannon.

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Molly Pitcher was a very important women. She played a as an important figure during the Battle of Monmouth. They also called her Molly cause it was a common nickname for women named Mary. All my information can from Molly Pitcher Biography for Kids.

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Molly Pitcher was a girl born in 1744. When she was a teenager she married William Hayes. Soon after he got drafted into the Revoluntionary war she started carrying water to thirsty soldiers. She was nearby when her husband died, and she took his gun and started to shoot at the British.

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly  was a very famous figure in the Revolutionary War. She was born in   Trenton, New Jersey, later she went to Pennsylvania and married William Hayes. She was nicknamed Molly Pitcher because she brought pitchers of water to soldiers in the battle. She is most famous for the  "Battle of Monmouth (N.J.) as a Continental Army camp follower and original “Molly Pitcher" says article Molly Pitcher Biography

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was born on October 13, 1744, in a town near Trenton, New Jersey. She later moved to Pennsylvania. When she was only a young teenager, she married William Hayes, a barber. Hayes would join the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mary's story may or may not be partly folklore. Some historians believe her story is the composite of several "Molly's" who helped on the battlefields of the Revolutionary War.

Mary McCauly is best known today for the role that she played in the 1778 Battle of Monmouth (N.J.) as a Continental Army camp follower and original "Molly Pitcher". Like many women of the day she carried pitchers of waters for thirsty soldiers or for their smoldering cannons. She probably earned the nickname from soldiers on the battlefield shouting "Molly! Pitcher!" Molly was a common nickname for women named Mary.

Mary earned her legendary status during the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse. After her husband collapsed from the 100-degree heat, or from being wounded, Mary bravely took over as the gunner and continued to fire the cannon herself throughout the scorching day. According to legend, a British cannonball flew between her legs and tore her skirt, to which she responded, "well, that could have been worse."

After the Revolutionary War came to a close, both William and Mary settled in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. After William Hayes' death, Mary married Revolutionary War veteran John McCauly. In 1822, Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was awarded a Revolutionary War pension by the Pennsylvania State Legislature for her service at the Battle of Monmouth. "Molly Pitcher" died on January 22, 1832, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 1876, a special marker was laid on her grave commemorating her service as "Molly Pitcher" in the Revolutionary War.

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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauly was born on October 13, 1744, in a town near Trenton, New Jersey. She later moved to Pennsylvania. When she was only a young teenager, she married William Hayes, a barber. Hayes would join the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mary's story may or may not be partly folklore.

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Molly Pitcher was a very important person she replaced her husband as the gunner after he collapsed of the 100 Fahrenheit heat. Bravely she started firing the cannon herself without being in the military legends state that a cannon ball flew between her feet

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Mary McCauly (Molly Pitcher) is very well known. She played a very important and vital role in the 1778 Battle of Monmouth (N.J), which was and Continental Army camp follower. Like most women in the 1700's, Molly would bring water to the soldiers that needed water. Sometimes, she had to bring water for the cannons itself! The way she got her nickname, Molly Pitcher, because soldiers in battle will yell
"Molly! Pitcher!". In her times, many called women named Mary Molly. Molly became well known while the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse was happening. Her husband collapsed in battler from the 100 degree temperature, or being hurt by the enemy. While he was on the ground, Mary took her husband's place as a gunner and shot with the cannon, without anyone's else. Legend says that one cannon went in between her skirt, and she said "Well that could have been worse".

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Molly Pitcher Biography For Kids,

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Molly Pitcher is a female, played in 1778 the battle of Monmouth. She carried pitchers of water to thirsty soldiers. She earned the nickname from the battlefield shouting Molly Pitcher. Molly pitcher's husband collapsed with 100 degree weather, and had a bad wound. Molly continued as the gunner, and still fired the cannon.

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Molly Pitcher is an important female figure during the Revolutionary War. She brought pitchers of water to the soldiers during the battle of Monmouth. She also helped fire a cannon when her husband, William Hayes, collapsed in heat.

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Molly pitcher was best known for what she did in the war of 1778 in Monmouth.  Like a lot of other women in war she brought pitchers of water for soldiers  that needed it. Sometimes she even brought the water for the cannons. In the article Molly Pitcher Biography for Kids it states that "she probably earned the nickname from soldiers on the battlefield shouting “Molly! Pitcher!” Molly was a common nickname for women named Mary." She also married a man named William Hayes who was a barber. The website also states the there was a cannonball that flew right between her legs. That could have ended very badly.