page_title: Timeline of women in warfare in Colonial America
section_title: Timeline of women in warfare from 1750 until 1799 in America
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of women in warfare in Colonial America / Timeline of women in warfare from 1750 until 1799 in America
caption_attribution_description: Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth
context_page_description: 1754–1763: French and Indian War. Seneca leader Queen Alliquippa is a key ally of the British.
  1755: Cherokee leader Nancy Ward fights side-by-side with her husband at the Battle of Taliwa. When her husband is killed, she picked up his rifle and led the Cherokee to victory.
caption: Molly Pitcher depicted in 1859 engraving
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