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Molly Pitcher - American History Heroine
Mary (Molly Ludwig), or Molly Pitcher, at the Battle of Monmouth, 1778
Public domain image, from Ten Girls from History, 1917
This painting depicts Molly Pitcher -- Mary (Molly) Ludwig, a Pennsylvanian servant of General Irving (or Irvine), taking over a gun at the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778. She had been a water carrier, bringing pitchers of water to the Americans, thus the name "Molly Pitcher."
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