Molly Pitcher
Historians do not think there was a real person named "Molly Pitcher" in the Revolutionary War. Most historians agree it was a nickname.  They think the story of Molly Pitcher may have come from more than one real woman who fired a cannon.  Many of the battles were fought on hot days, and soldiers would ask for a pitcher of water to drink or to cool the cannons. Molly was a common woman's nickname at the time.