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Molly Pitcher at Battle of Monmouth
Molly Pitcher firing cannon at Battle of Monmouth by Percy Moran. Image date: ca. 1911. Note: Scene commemorates the heroic action of a woman who took her husband's place in the artillery line after he was incapacitated. It is not clear whether the woman known as Molly Pitcher was based on Mary Ludwig Hayes, who was praised for her courage at Monmouth, or Margaret Corbin, who similarly fought at the Battle of Fort Washington.
Image ID: 001344
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Image size: 10.1 Mpixels (28.9 MB uncompressed) - 3681x2742 pixels (12.3x9.1 in / 31.2x23.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Image keywords: 1700s, 18th-century, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Americas, Battle of Monmouth, Early-Modern, Eon4690, EonBudget, Great Britain, Illustrations, Margaret Corbin, Mary Ludwig Hays, Molly Pitcher, Percy Moran, Revolutionary War, United States, War-Conflict, artillery, battles, cannons, combat, heroines, women, women in combat