Revolutionary Moment
Camp Followers
6/8/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Women and children followed both the American and British armies.
Women and children followed both the American and British armies and had essential duties in the camps.
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Revolutionary Moment is a local public television program presented by Delta Public Media
Revolutionary Moment
Camp Followers
6/8/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Women and children followed both the American and British armies and had essential duties in the camps.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipCamp Followers During the Revolutionary War, women and children traveled with both the British and Continental armies.
Camp followers served critical roles in the day to day functions of the armies.
By the winter of 1777, around 2000 women marched with American troops and worked as seamstresses, nurses and cooks.
They were issued wages and rations for their work.
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