Download or read book The Life Adventures of Mrs Christian Davies Commonly Called Mother Ross written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life Adventures of Mrs Christian Davies Commonly Called Mother Ross written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Mother Ross written by Daniel Dafoe and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing life of a woman soldier When John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, rode among his 'men' in the campaigns that immortalised him as one of Britain's most accomplished military commanders, particularly in the War of Spanish Succession, little could he have imagined that one of the dragoons riding close to his stirrup was, in fact, not a man but a woman. The wild Irish girl born as Christian Cavanagh operated under several aliases including Welch, Welsh, Jones and Davies until she became known by her most familiar name 'Mother Ross.' No 'shrinking violet, ' she would launch herself into a bar brawl, duel or pitched battle on the field of conflict with equal ferocity. Daniel Defoe, the author of Gulliver's Travels became her chronicler and that has, perhaps, helped make her the most famous British woman soldier. After the disappearance of her husband this remarkable woman pursued him into the army. She first volunteered as an infantryman under the name of Christopher Welsh and in 1693 fought at the Battle of Laden during the Nine Years War, where she was wounded, captured and exchanged without anyone discovering her gender. Discharged from the army she re-joined as a trooper of the 4th Dragoons-later called the Scots Greys, the 2nd North British Dragoons-serving with them from 1701 to 1706 when she was discovered. Repeatedly in action-and wounded-she fought at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramilles and other battles. She eventually found her husband after 12 years serving in the 1st Regiment of Foot and that encounter is a story in itself! Army life suited Mother Ross and she became a sutler, but her adventures by no means ended there! Hers was an incredible life full of action and incident enthrallingly recounted by a master storyteller. Her words have left us vital insights into life in the ranks of Marlborough's army on campaign. Essential. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Mrs Christian Davies written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1740 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Mrs Christian Davies written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1740 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Mrs Christian Davies written by Christian Davies and published by . This book was released on 1740 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Galatea Collection of Books Relating to the History of Woman written by Boston Public Library. Galatea Collection and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Caomhanach People Places Papers written by James M. Kavanagh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception in the 12th century, members of Clann Chaomhanach have distinguished themselves in Ireland and in the New World. Extensive branches of the Clann can be found in America, Argentina, Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. Through successive generations the name Caomhanach has been transformed into Kavanagh, Kavanaugh, Kavenagh, Kavenaugh, Cavanagh, Cavanaugh, Cavenagh, Cavenaugh, Cavanah and many others. The purpose of this book to illustrate the contributions the descendants of this royal Irish family have made around the world.

Download or read book Women Warriors in History written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 periods of world history, it compiles the daring deeds of 1,622 female fighters, from Bronze Age archers and Viking raiders, to helicopter pilots and commanders of aircraft carriers. Entries summarize heroes such as the Old Testament judge Deborah, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Aisha, Mary Spencer-Churchill, Calamity Jane, Cleopatra VII, Molly Pitcher, Aung San Suu Kyi and-- surprisingly-- Julia Child. Included are the famous stands the unheralded scrappers and risk-takers took up in fierce crises.

Download or read book Sapphic Crossings written by Ula Lukszo Klein and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the eighteenth century in Britain, readers, writers, and theater-goers were fascinated by women who dressed in men’s clothing—from actresses on stage who showed their shapely legs to advantage in men’s breeches to stories of valiant female soldiers and ruthless female pirates. Spanning genres from plays, novels, and poetry to pamphlets and broadsides, the cross-dressing woman came to signal more than female independence or unconventional behaviors; she also came to signal an investment in female same-sex intimacies and sapphic desires. Sapphic Crossings reveals how various British texts from the period associate female cross-dressing with the exciting possibility of intimate, embodied same-sex relationships. Ula Lukszo Klein reconsiders the role of lesbian desires and their structuring through cross-gender embodiments as crucial not only to the history of sexuality but to the rise of modern concepts of gender, sexuality, and desire. She prompts readers to rethink the roots of lesbianism and transgender identities today and introduces new ways of thinking about embodied sexuality in the past.

Download or read book Roxana Or The Fortunate Mistress written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kirby s Wonderful and Eccentric Museum Or Magazine of Remarkable Characters Including All the Curiosities of Nature and Art from the Remotest Period to the Present Time Drawn from Every Authentic Source Illustrated with One Hundred and Twenty four Engravings Chiefly Taken from Rare and Curious Prints Or Original Drawings written by R. S. Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe written by Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe With a Biographical Memoir of the Author Literary Prefaces to the Various Pieces Illustrative Notes Etc written by Daniel De Foe and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.