1、Women of the American RevolutionAMAZING WOMEN in WAR and PEACEHistory raves about the heroics of men in warbut few instances are mentioned in which female courage was displayed. Yet during every conflict, and the peaceful years between,they too were there.verses 1776Margaret Cochran Corbino Margaret
2、 fought alongside her husband in the American Revolutionary War. o She often cooked for the men, washed their laundry and nursed wounded soldiers.o She also watch the drills and no doubt learned them.Margaret Cochran Corbino On November 16, 1776,while stationed at Fort Washington, New York, the fort
3、 was attacked by British and Hessian Troops.o Her husband John was in charge of the cannon and Margaret assisted him. o Sometime later John was killed, but Margaret continued loading and firing the cannon by herself until she was wounded by a grapeshot which tore her shoulder, mangled her chest and
4、lacerated her jaw.Margaret Cochran Corbino The fort was captured by the British, but the wounded were set free.o They ferried Margaret across the river and then transported her all the way to Philadelphia in a wagon.o She never recovered fully from her wounds and was left without use of her left arm
5、 for the rest of her life.Margaret Cochran Corbinq Margaret is buried behind the Old Cadet Chapel at West Point which is near the place of the battle, in Fort Tryon Park in New York City, a bronze plaque commemorates Margaret Corbin“ the first American woman to take a soldiers part in the War for Li
6、berty”.o She was the first woman to receive pension from the United States government as a disabled soldier.Martha Washingtono In the winter Martha would knit socks for the soldiers and mend their clothing.o She would feed the sick and the wounded.o Her warm smile and soft words comforted many soldi
7、ers.Sybil LudingtonFemale Paul Revereo Sybil Ludington was a typical 16 year old girl in 1777. o On April 26, 1777, word reached her house that the British were burning the town of Danbury, Connecticut, which was only 25 miles away.o Her father was a colonel in the local militia and his men were sca
8、ttered over a wide area around the Ludington house.o Sybil convinced her father to let her ride and summon the men.Sybil Ludingtono She rode on horseback over 40 miles on dark, unmarked roads to spread the alert.o She rode alone with only a stick to prod her horse and to knock on the doors spreading
9、 the alert in time.o The men whom she helped gather arrived just in time to help drive the British back to their ships in Long Island Sound. Sybil Ludingtono Sybils contribution to the war was not forgotten. o Present day visitors that come to Putnam County New York can follow the path she took on that midnight ride by following markers placed along the route.Martha Brattono In June 1780, a party of British cavalry under Capt. Huck came to her house wanting to know her husbands whereabouts. o She remained bold and fearless even after hours of questioning.
