Mary Hays (American Revolutionary War)

For the English writer and feminist, see Mary Hays.
Mary Hays McCauley
Mary Hays at the Battle of Monmouth, lithograph
Birth nameMary Ludwig
Born(1754-10-13)October 13, 1754
Trenton, New Jersey, British America
DiedJanuary 22, 1832(1832-01-22) (aged 77)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried
40°11′51″N 77°11′17″W / 40.19744°N 77.18797°W / 40.19744; -77.18797
AllegianceUnited States
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War
Spouses
  • William Hays
  • John McCauley

Mary Ludwig Hays (October 13, 1754 – January 22, 1832) was a woman who fought in the American War of Independence at the Battle of Monmouth. The woman behind the Molly Pitcher story is most often identified as Hays, but it is likely that the legend is an amalgam of more than one woman seen on the battlefield that day.

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