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Definition of Molly Pitcher
1. Noun. Heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Molly Pitcher
Literary usage of Molly Pitcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"Molly Pitcher sprang to his side, Fired as she saw her husband do. ... Molly Pitcher,
you saved the day," He said, as he gave her a hero's hand. ..."
2. Women in American History by Grace Humphrey (1919)
"CHAPTER V Molly Pitcher 1754-1832 MARY LUDWIG, the daughter of a German settler,
was born on a small farm between Princeton and Trenton in New Jersey. ..."
3. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912)
"... the blacksmith's helper, who captured British cannon for the minute- men—Mary
Ludwig Hays," Molly Pitcher," and her prototype, Margaret Corbin, ..."
4. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912)
"... the blacksmith's helper, who captured British cannon for the minute- men—Mary
Ludwig Hays," Molly Pitcher," and her prototype, Margaret Corbin, ..."
5. Revolutionary Reader: Reminiscences and Indian Legends by Sophie Lee Foster (1913)
"JL WALKER, Lyman Hall Chapter, DAR Molly Pitcher FOR HALL OF FAME. The movement
to place in the hall of fame a bust of Molly Pitcher, the only woman ..."
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