What Is Molly Pitcher Heroism

In one of the primary documents of this week's chapter shows an image of ‘Molly Pitcher” and her heroism by taking over the firing of a canon during the Battle of Monmouth. The main reason as to why Molly Pitcher had taken over was because her husband was struck in battle and had died. Some people say that one of the reasons that Molly was out there in battle was because she was most likely being used as a water carrier to the troops, which was a pretty common thing to do back then. This picture became widely known and spread around about Molly Pitcher and how courageous she was at that moment in history. This photograph was even featured in a Currier and Ives, which was a popular place known for its lithographic prints. From what we know of