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Women in warfare and the military in the 19th century
Summary
The following is a list of women in war and their exploits from about 1800 up to about 1899.
For women in warfare in the United States at this time, please see Timeline of women in war in the United States, Pre-1945.
Only women active in direct warfare, such as warriors, spies, and women who actively led armies are included in this list.
Timeline of women in warfare in the 19th century worldwide (except the present US)
Early 19th century: Geertrudia van den Heuvel served as corporal in the Netherlands dressed as a man under the name Jacobus Philippus Vermeij.
1802: Bùi Thị Xuân, the general of rebel forces during the Tây Sơn Rebellion in Vietnam, is captured and executed by her enemies.
1802: Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére served at the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot.
1802: Mai Sukhan defends the town of Amritsar against Ranjit Singh.
1802: La Mulâtresse Solitude participates in the former slaves fight for freedom in the Battle of 18 May, when slavery was reintroduced on Guadeloupe by Napoleon.
1803: Lorenza Avemanay led a revolt against Spanish occupation in Ecuador.
1803: Madame d'Oettlinger served as a spy for Napoleon in Germany.
1805: Jane Townsend served aboard HMS Defiance during the Battle of Trafalgar.
1806-1812: Virginie Ghesquière took her brother's place in the 27th Line regiment of Napoleon's army, served during the Peninsular War under Andoche Junot, was promoted to lieutenant, and in 1857 awarded the Saint Helena medal.
1805: Marie-Jeanne Schellinck served in the Battle of Austerlitz.
1806: Manuela Pedraza fought in the reconquest of Buenos Aires after the first British invasion of the Río de la Plata.
1807–1816: Nadezhda Durova served in the Russian army. She earned the cross of St George for valour in combat and became the Russian army's first female officer.
1808: Juana Galán was a guerrilla fighter of the Peninsular War (1808–1814).
1808: Manuela Malasaña participated in The 2 May Uprising in Madrid (1808) against the troops of Napoleon I of France during the Peninsular War.
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