On a battlefield where men were falling from heat alone, the most shouted word at Monmouth was “Water!” — and Mary Hays answered it, again and again.

This lesson follows Molly on her famous rounds: filling her pitcher at a nearby spring and carrying it through the fighting to thirsty soldiers, and to the gun crews whose cannons needed water to swab and cool their barrels. Every trip kept men — and guns — in the battle.

Lesson 1I of the Molly Pitcher Life Story series from Capite Universe — history brought to life for kids ages 6–14, and for families and classrooms who love learning through story.