The times., 1898-06-12
FAMOUS WOMEN WARRIORS.
Prominent in the History of tie
wCrId's Fights.


History records the names of many
women who have won renown as war
riers. 1t was not love of conquest, how
ever, that led them into battle, but us
ually some accident of fortune that sud-
denly thrust death-dealing weapons into
their hands.
Boadicea Is one of the earliest of these
Amazons of whom we have any clear
account. She reigned in Britain during
the first century of the Christian era.
Nero sent an invading army to Britain
10 wrest from Boadicea her kingdom and
possessions. and she was forced to go to
war to defend her rights. AS was usual
in those days. the Roman army con-
quered and Boadicea, after suffering the
crueltIes of barbarous war. committed
suicide rather than surrender to the Ro-
man conqueror.
During the same century but in diff
ferent part of the world Cleopatra, the
luxury-loying queen of Egypt, found II
necessary to gather around her a strong
army to defend her against the piotters
| for the crown she shared with her broth
err Later in her life she took an active
| part in a naval battle against the Ro-
mans In this she was defeated and fled.
| This was the famous battle OF Actium
| upon which hung the fate of Egyp-.
| In the third century ZenobIa, Queen of
| Palmyra led her army against the Ro-
man legions was vanquished and walked
| in the emperors triumphal procession
| loaded with chains fgold. OF these
| three queens Boadicea, Cleopatra and
! Zenobia. who fought against Roman in
| vasion and greed of conquest only one
| survived long after the war-Zenobia,
! whose enemy was the humane Aurelian
Tho name IF Mlrzia d'Ordelafh stands
| prominent in history. In Italy, in the
| fourteenth century, this lady held the
siege OF Sesena. while her husband was
| fighting battles in another part of the
| country With all her encouragement to
the soldiers and personal valor she could
not prevent a terrible defeat.
| Margaret of Anjou. the unhappy queen
of the Inflated Henry VI OF England. is
| said to have conducted twelve battles du-
| ring the War of the Roses Shakes
peare gives a vivid picture of this warrior
| queen urging her reluctant lord on to the
conflict.
Good Queen Isabella. of CASTLE, accom-
| panied her husband on many of his war
| campaigns. Her presence in camp was al
| ways source of JOY and encouragement
! to both leader and so dters Her execu-
tive ability in affairs of war must have
been considerable. for il IS said that with
| incredible skill and good management she
| succeeded in reconstructing demolished
| roads. bridging swollen rivers and estab-
| fishing the lines which conveyed supplies
of every kind to the army.
The same century. the fifteenth, that
| gave Queen Isabella to the Spanish pro-
duced that wonder of all time, the French
| maid of OrIeans-Joan of Arc. This in
| spired and inspiring girl warrior in her
shining white armor led her troops on to
| victories which she never for one moment
| doubted She was followed with unity
and enthusiasm. and as long as she was
allowed to obey the instruction of her
voices she succeeded.
"She achieved successes worthy of a
great man" was said of Marie Theresa
of Austria She was great reformer of
affairs military educational and com
mercial She prepared for and carried on
wars extensively In fact she 'iet loose
/ the dogs OF war upon every occasion
that an attempt was made 10 molest any
| OF her provinces Her personally-con-
Quoted campaigns were numerous. In
deed she was so thoroughly a statesman
and a warrior as to have been called
"Ning'' Marie Theresa.
That base and faIse-hearted monarch,
| Queen Catherine, of Russia. could mar
shall armed forces with much more readi-
ness than could her weak, coniding hus-
The French revolution of the last CEN
tury gives many Instances of women who
fought like men; nay more-like very
tigers. in the Tnobs which made that war
so terrible.
In the early part Of this century a the
battle of SarraEossa a young peasant girl
named Augustine showed great heroism
and presence of mind and valor on the
battlefield. For her services TO her coun-
try she was pensioned by the government
and given the surname Of SarragOssa- II
Is she who is sometimes called the Maid
of Sarragossa.'