Scale: 28mm
Material: Metal
Sculptor: Alan Marsh

Molly Pitcher is the name of a legendary woman who appears across battles in the American Revolutionary War, in a similar sort of way to Mad Max! She’s representative of the women on the battlefield who ended up in the heat of the battle. So Molly may well have been lots of women, united under this legend.

However, there was a lady named Mary Ludwig Hays , from whom this may have originated from, creating the legend. During the battle of Monmouth in 1778 she was an absolute machine – ferrying water back and forth to the troops who were falling to dehydration in the heat. After her husband was wounded, she took over the cannon and fired til the end.

Margaret Corbin is another contender with a similar story in 1776 while defending Fort Washington. She was the first American woman to receive a pension after she was injured on the field.

And so Molly Pitcher is representative of women “pitching in” (that’s not why she’s called it, I just thought of that) where they aren’t officially there as a solider.

She’s shown here ready to load a cannon so easy to add to your existing forces.

Supplied in unpainted high quality single piece metal. Base not included. Shown painted by John Morris.