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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8307214, member: 20201&quot;]<b>1968 Molly Pitcher</b></p><p><b>SCFC Sterling 39mm Medal</b></p><p><b>Franklin Mint</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470266[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470267[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley. Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women. The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during War.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778, Mary Hays attended to the Revolutionary soldiers by giving them water. Just before the battle started, she found a spring to serve as her water supply. Two places on the battlefield are currently marked as the &quot;Molly Pitcher Spring.&quot; Mary Hays spent much of the early day carrying water to soldiers and artillerymen, often under heavy fire from British troops.</p><p>The weather was hot, over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Sometime during the battle, William Hays collapsed, either wounded or suffering from heat exhaustion. It has often been reported that Hays was killed in the battle, but it is known that he survived.</p><p>As her husband was carried off the battlefield, Mary Hays took his place at the cannon. For the rest of the day, in the heat of battle, Mary continued to &quot;swab and load&quot; the cannon using her husband&#039;s ramrod. At one point, a British musket ball or cannonball flew between her legs and tore off the bottom of her skirt. Mary supposedly said something to the effect of, &quot;Well, that could have been worse,&quot; and went back to loading the cannon.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1470268[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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