Molly Pitcher
Woman soldier in American Revolutionary War (1754-1832) · United States · On the map · Died at 77
Mary Ludwig Hays was a woman who fought in the American War of Independence at the Battle of Monmouth. The woman behind the Molly Pitcher story is most often identified as Hays, but it is likely that the legend is an amalgam of more than one woman seen on the battlefield that day.
Molly Pitcher is read about 148 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Country
United States
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1754 to 1832 · aged 77