he Battle of Monmouth was fought on June 28, 1778, near the present city of Freehold, New Jersey. During the battle, a woman whose husband was a part of the Continental Army's cannon crew, was carrying water to the thirsty cannon crew. The crew didn't know her name, so they just called her "Molly Pitcher" as she was carrying pitchers of water. But when her husband was wounded, she "pitched in" and manned her husband place in the gun crew. Legend has it that after the battle, General George Washington personally greeted her and complimented her on her deed.