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∙ 12y agoHow did Mary Ludwig Hays get her nickname "Molly Pitcher"? h
Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauley's nickname was Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig was a Patriot and her nickname was "Molly Pitcher."
molly pitcher was the nickname
There are no pictures of Molly Pitcher carrying water to the soldiers. There are drawings of her doing so. Molly Pitcher's real name is Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley.
How did Mary Ludwig Hays get her nickname "Molly Pitcher"? h
Mary Ludwig Hayes McCauley's nickname was Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig was a Patriot and her nickname was "Molly Pitcher."
"Molly Pitcher", who at the Battle of Monmouth is generally believed to have been a woman named Mary Ludwig Hays McCauly. "Molly Pitcher" may have been a general nickname given to any woman who carried water to soldiers during a battle.
Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig was her real name. she used to carry pitchers of water to dehydrated soldiers in the battle of monmouth. thus the name 'Mary pitcher' or 'molly pitcher'. hope that helps!
Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig Hayes also said to be known as Molly Pitcher fought in the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolution. At the time, the nickname Molly was very common for woman named Mary. Mary Hayes, attended to soldiers during the revolution by giving them water. After her husband fell to injury, it has been said that she continued to fight in his place by swabbing and loading his cannon. The nickname Molly Pitcher derived from her service and good deeds during the time period.
molly pitcher was the nickname
Molly Pitcher's mother name is Gretchen Ludwig
Mary had endeared herself to the troops because of her unusual courage and hard work under fire. 1 During the Battle of Monmouth, Mary Ludwig Hays earned the nickname Molly Pitcher for performing the exhaustive work of supplying battle-fatigued and wounded men with drinking water in the heat of combat.