Role of Women in Saratoga

In the battle of Saratoga, women that were on camp ahd to work daily to help the men and the army. Women would do the wash, take care of hurt and deficient people, cook, and feed her family. Yet, women presence in encampments was merely due to their husbands, and dependent of it as well. If a womans husnabd died in a battle, the girl would have to find another husband in 24 hours at camp, or else she would be thrown out. Single women were considered an impediment. George washington thought of them as distractions and as being "loose", though necessary.
Many more men volunteered to fight for independence if their families could acompany them. Some women came to be with their husbands, because they couldnt run their lands alone, or because they were thrown out byt the soldiers. Females always had a lot to do in battle grounds, for example, at night, they were sent to rummage through the dead bodies to pick up gun and amunition that was still intact. Ocassionally, if a woman was simpky delivering soldiers water, she would replace them when duty called.