The Cavalry Maiden Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic WarsIn December 1807 Tsar Alexander I personally granted a commission in the hussars to a young cavalryman who had shown exceptional valor in the summer's campaign against the French. The Tsar knew, and some fellow officers soon guessed, that this brave soldier was a woman. |
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The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars Nadezhda Durova,Nadezhda Andreevna Durova No preview available - 1989 |
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