No Preface
Contents
Volume 1Chapter I
Mythology – Warlike Goddesses – The Amazons – The Sarmatians – The Machlyes and Auses – The Zaveces – More Modem Tribes of Amazons in Asia and Africa 1
Chapter II
Semiramis, Queen of Assyria – Harpalyce, daughter of Lycurgus, King of Thrace – Atalanta (Argonautic Expedition) – Camilla, Queen of the Volscians – Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae – Telesilla the Poetess – The Two Artemisias (I. and II.) Queens of Caria – Mania, Govrness of Æolia – Cratesipolis of Sicyon – Arsinoe, Queen of Egypt 24
Chapter III
Hypsicrates, Queen of Mithridates the Great – Cleopatra – Candace, Queen of Ethiopia – Boadicea and her Daughters – Ancient British, Caledonian, and German Female Warriors – Combats of Roman Ladies – Nero’s Amazons – Victoria, Empress of the West – Zenobia, Queen of the East – Empress Hunila, and other Gothic Amazons – Mavia, Queen of Pharan – Pharandsem, Queen of Armenia 47
Chapter IV The Arabs
Henda, Wife of Abu Sofian, an Arab Chief – Forka, an Arabian Lady – Woman of Yemaumah – Arab and Greek Heroines at the Siege of Damascus – Khaullah – Prefect of Tripoli’s Daughter – Ayesha,Widow of the Prophet – Cahina the Sorceress, Queen of the Berbers – Saidet, Queen of Persia – Turkhan – Khatun, Sultana of Kharezmé – Hadee’yah, title of a Maiden who precedes the Bedouin Arabs in battle at the present day 75
Chapter V
Libyssa and Valasca, Queens of Bohemia – Wanda, Queen of Poland – Moors in Spain – Women of Tudmir – Female Knights of Tortosa – Alleged Origin of the word “lnfantry” – Queen Carcas – Elfrida, Daughter of Alfred the Great – lgor, Grand Duchess of Russia – Richilda, Countess of Hainault 90
Chapter VI
The Crusades – French, German, and Genoese Amazons – Eleonora of Aquitaine – Matilda of Boulogne – Empress Maud – Aldrude, Countess of Bertinoro – Empress Constantia – Nichola de Camville (Barons’ Wars) – Blanche of Castille, Queen – Regent of France – Women of Culm – Blanch de Rossi – Black Agnes, Countess of March – Countess de Montfort – Julia du Guesclin – Jane de Belleville, Lady of Clisson – Marzia – Margaret, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Semiramis of the North – Fair Maiden Lilliard (Chevy Chase) – Lady Pelham – Philippa, Queen of Denmark 102
Chapter VII
Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orleans. – Margaret de Attendoli, Sister of Sforza – Bona Lombardi and
Onorata Rodiana, Female Condottieri – Marulla (Turks in Europe) – Margaret of Anjou – Jeanne
Hachette – Doña Aldonza de Castillo, and Doña Maria Sarmiento (Civil Wars in Castile) – Isabel
the Catholic – Caterina Sforza 134
Chapter VIII
Maria d’Estrada, and other Spanish Women serving under the command of Cortez – Catalina de Erauso, the Monja Alferez (Nun-Lieutenant) – Dona Maria Pacheco (Confederacy of the Holy Junta in Castile) – Eleonora of Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany – Turks in Hungary – Courage of a Jewess at Buda – Bravery of the Women of Temesvar, Erlau, Valpon, Agria, and Szigeth in Hungary, and of
Famagosta in Cyprus – Louise Labé – Mary of Hungary – Granu Weal – Female Warriors of the Reformation – Kenan Simonz Hasselaar – Women of Alkmaar – Mary, Queen of Scots – Magdalaine de Saint-Nectaire – Constance de Cezelli – Christine de Lalaing, Princess d’Espinoy – Queen Elizabeth – English and Scottish Heroines – Barbara of Emecourt (Thirty Years’ War) – Christina of Sweden 164
Chapter IX
The Amazons in South America 198
ChapterX
Lady Offaley (Irish Rebellion, 1641) – Lady Arundell – Lady Bankes – Countess of Derby (Civil Wars in England) – Helena Zrinyi, Wife of Tekeli, the Hungarian Patriot – Incident at the Coronation of William and Mary – Lady Newcombe (]ames II in Ireland) – Madame de Vercheres – Mademoiselle de la Charce 208
Volume 2
Chapter I
Captain Bodeaux, Female Officer in the French Army – Christian Davies, alias Mother Ross – Female Soldier in the 20th Foot – Women of Barcelona – Hannah Snell, Private in the Line and Marines – Phœbe Hessel, Private in the 5th Regiment – “Paul” Daniel, a Female Recruit – Hannah Whitney, and Anne Chamberlayne, Female Sailors – Mary Ralphson – Miss Jenny Cameron – “Pretty Polly Oliver” – Anne Sophia Detzliffin, Prussian Female Soldier – Madame de Drucourt (Siege of Louisbourg) – Madame Ducharmy (Capture of Guadeloupe) – Chevalier d’Eon – Deborah Samson, Private, and Molly Macaulay, Sergeant in the American Revolutionary Army – Elizabeth Canning – Catherine the Second of Russia and the Princess Daschkova – Doña Rafaela Mora, Female Captain in the Spanish American Service (How Nelson Lost an Eye) – Female Sailor on Board Admiral Rodney’s Ship 1
Chapter II
The French Revolution – The Furies – Rose Lacombe – Théroigne de Méricourt – Madame Marie Adrian (Siege of Lyons) – Renée Langevin – Madlle. de la Rochefoucault – Madame Dufief (War in La Vendée) – Félicité and Théophile de Fernig, Officers on Dumouriez’s Staff – Mary Schelienck – Thérèse Figueur, French Dragoon – “William Roberts,” the Manchester Heroine, Sergeant in the 15th Light Dragoons and the 37th Foot – Mary Anne Talbot, Drummer in the 32nd, Cabin Boy on board the Brunswick, and Middy on board the Vesuvius – Highland Soldier’s Wife at the Storming of New Vigie – Susan Frost – Peggy Monro (Irish Rebellion) – Martha Glar and other Swiss Heroines – Queen of Prussia at Jena – Marie Anne Elise Bonaparte, Princess Bacciocchi – Maid of Saragossa – Manuella Sanchez, Benita, and other Heroines of Saragossa – Spanish Female Captain – Mrs. Dalbiac (Battle of Salamanca) – Ellonora Prochaska, Private in Lutzow’s Rifle Corps – Augusta Frederica Krüger, Prussian Soldier – Louise Belletz, French Artillery Soldier – Mrs. Heald and Mrs. Helm (Chicago Massacre) 43
Chapter III
Bobolina (Greek Revolution) – Doña Maria de Jesus, Private in the Brazilian Army (War of the Reconcave) – Russian Female Soldiers – Juana de Arieto (Civil Wars in Spain, 1834) – Anita Garibaldi – Appolonia Jagiello (Rebellions in Poland, 1846-48, and Vienna and Hungary in 1848) – Bravery of the Croatian Women – Countess Helene St.––, a Hungarian Patriot – Garde Mobile – Louisa Battistati (Milanese Revolution, 1848) – Fatima, a Turkish Commander (Russian War) – Lady Paget (Attack on the Mamelon, 1855) – Miss Wheeler (Cawnpore Massacre) – Ex-Queen of Naples – Polish Insurrection – Mdlle. Pustowjtoff, Adjutant to Langievicz – Female Chasseurs – Female Lieut.-Colonel in the Mexican Army – Civil War in America – Female Privates in the Potomac Army – Female Lieutenant and Privates in the Army of the West – Mrs. Clayton, Private in the Federal Army–Emily ––, Private in the Drum Corps of a Michigan Regiment – Female Confederates at Ringgold, Chattanooga – Mrs. Florence Bodwin – Female Mulatto Sergeant – Native Contingent in New Zealand – Herminia Manelli, Corporal of Bersaglieri (Battle of Custozza, 1866) – Lopez’s Amazons – Cretan Amazons – Women of Montenegro – Maria L––, French Sergeant – Female Brigands – German Order to reward Courage in Women – Minna Hänsel (Franco-Prussian War) – Miss Jessie C. Claffin (American Colonel) 96
Chapter IV
Indian Amazons – Cleophes, Queen of Massaga – Moynawoti, Queen of Kamrup – Ranee of Scinde – Sultana Rizia – Gool Behist – Booboojee Khanum and Dilshad Agha, Mother and Aunt of a King of Bijapur – Durgautti, Queen of Gurrah – Khunza Sultana, Regent of Ahmednuggur – Chand Sultana, Regent of Ahmednuggur – Nour Mahal, Empress of Hindostan – Princess Janee Begum – Juliana – Madam Mequinez, Colonel in the Service of Hyder Ali Khan – Begum Somroo, General in the Service of the Emperor Shah Aulum and Grandmother of the eccentric Dyce Sombre – Begum Nujeef Cooli – Mrs. W., Native Wife of a British Sergeant in India – Lukshmi Baee, Ranee of Jhansi (Indian Mutiny) – Female Mutineer captured before Delhi, 1857 – Female Guards in the Zenanas of Indian Princes – Begum of Oude – Bantam Amazons 138
Chapter V Savage Africa
Judith, Queen of Abyssinia – Workite and Mastrat, Gallas Queens – Shinga, Queen of Congo – Mussasa, Queen of Matamba – Tembandumba, Queen of the Jagas – Amazons in Dahomey 185