The Heroism of Miss Elizabeth Zane, 1782
Elizabeth Betty Zane McLaughlin Clark (1759-1823) was a heroine of the Revolutionary War. Under attack from British-allied American Indians during the siege of Fort Henry during the Revolutionary War, there was a shortage of gunpowder. With no men or time to spare, Zane ran to her brother's house a short distance away to retrieve some needed gunpowder, dodging arrows and musket fire on the way back (once the Indians realized her purpose). Reinforcements arrived the next day
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