The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-21
FEMALE SOLDIERS.
Women VINO Have Preferred Battle
Fields TO Home.

lue LlecIOI MdAllllllldll Llllluduuel vi DID,
varia, who died in 1926, left several natural
children, one of whom was daughter named
Maximlian de Leitllorst. Her parents seem
to have been neglectful of her, but the girls
character was resolute. ohe dressed as man.
called herself Monsieur lie Baron de LeithorsL,
and became page to the Baron de Halden in
Regensburg, the ambassador OF the Bishop Of
Wurtzburg to the court in that town. After
ward she went to Vienna and enlisted as a
soldier in the imperial army. She served
seven years as a cadet in the regiment OF
Francis de Lorraine, in Hungary, and only
during a sickness was her sex discovered. She
became q lieutenant, and was dismissed from
the service with life penalty. She dressed
in male attire until her death in l14S.
Leonora Prohaska fell in an engagement on
the Gorde, Sept. 1G, 1913, bullet having
pierced her breast. when she felt that she
was dying she revealed to her comrade that
she was a woman, and that her name was Le-
onora Prohaska and not Charles REM. Her
friend, Carolina Peters, known as Charles
Peterson, was more fortunate. She particl-
pated in the campaigns Of 1913 and 1914;
was decorat. with the order of the Iron
Cross on ac -ount Of her bravery, and was
honorably discharged at the end OF the war,
when she declared her sex. She was after
ward married to the captain OF all English
trading ttSSCl. NHOlu ollC dSSoihpahiS' va ii'S
travels, aud with whom she visited her rela-
tiyes at Stettin in 1874
In the pages of -iH the Year Round, 1874,
we read of one woman making her "tield o.
fame" on the deck of British mal-ot-war
On the 18th of April, 1871, in the West IN
dies, Lord Rodney gained his great victory
over the French fleet, commanded by Admit
raj the Count de GrasSe, and daughter OF
England shared in the hOnors OF that memo
rable day. After the surrender Of the French
flagship Formidable, IA guns, ga woman
who had, contrary to the rules OF the navy,
secreted herself in her husbands cabin, ana
fought quarter deck gun in the room ol her
husband, who was down in the cockpit, was
discovered. Lord Rodney severely rcprl-
manded her for breach Of orders, but gave
her Immediately afterwards ten guineas for
so valiautly sustaining the post OF her wouh"-
ed husband.
The life Of Mary Ann Talbot, an illegitl-
mate daughter of the earl OF Talbot, was one
of remarkable adventure. Born in London
ON February >, IT'S, she was well educated
at the eXnenSe of her father. When only II
wears old she was induced to run away from
school by Capt. Bowen, with whom she llNeu
a short time in London. Sh" then went win
his regiment to the West Indies, served ai'er-
ward as drummer at the siege OF \aieh
CipuupS, where the captain wis hitici al" WV
intrepid girl left friendess She contrlved 10
reach the coast and shipped as boy on board
a French prlvateer. This vessel was captured
by one of the ships Of Lord Howe's i1eet, ana
the opportunity being open to her, Mary ial-
hot entered the British navy. She served IN
many actions, was several times prisoner OF
war, ana finally, in lT06, when suffering from
| a shattered leg was commissioned amldShip-
man and discharged from the service. Sub
seouen,ly Queen Charlotte granted her
pension of f2O. When recovered OF hPI
wounds she went to America, working hel
way thj,her as steward of merchant ship
on hoard of which it is said she was Obliged
TO reveal ler sex in order to repel the amor
Gus advances of ;he captains daughter. Attel
A long absence. little beng known OF here
ploits in the meantime, she again appeared II
London. From this point her subsequent
life was of great wretchedness and poverty
and She was Frequently in Newgate undergo
ing imprisonment for debt. Out OF prlsot
she assumed II variety of characters, BEN!
sailor, actress, peddler and tootpad by turns
The date of her death is unknown. "A few
wears ago there was 4 portrait in existence o
Mary Talbot in naval uniform, likel.
enough as a midshipnan. and the artist ha
presented her as possessing handsome ap
pearance. This picture is said to be now Il
the United States.