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#OTD June 28th, 1778, Battle of Monmouth, and the legend of Molly Pitcher. A sweltering day, more British troops were killed by heat stroke than musket fire as Mary Ludwig (Molly Pitcher) was on the pitch, running pitchers of refreshing water to thirsty Continental troops.
#OTD - May 22, 1781, The Siege of Ninety Six in western SC late in the American Revolutionary War lasting from May 22 to June 18, 1781. Major General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 troops in a siege against the 550 Loyalists in the fortified village of Ninety Six, South Carolina.
#OTD June 28th, 1778, Battle of Monmouth, and the legend of Molly Pitcher. A sweltering day, more British troops were killed by heat stroke than musket fire as Mary Ludwig (Molly Pitcher) was on the pitch, running pitchers of refreshing water to thirsty Continental troops.