Who Was Molly Pitcher?
There was no one named Molly Pitcher, but there were women who carried water into battle for the fighting men of the Revolutionary War. Molly! Pitcher! might have been the cry they heard from thirsty fighters. One woman in particular could have been the model for the legend of Molly Pitcher. She was remembered less for the water she brought than for her bravery. She took her husband's place on the artillery line when he was injured, and when a cannonball blew threw her legs she remarked that it could have been worse!
"Captain Molly," Margaret Corbin, is another likely Molly Pitcher. She continued fighting after her husband's death, and was the first woman pensioned as a war veteran.
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