The Cavalry Maiden Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars
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Author | : Nadezhda Andreevna Durova |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1990 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015052467514 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cavalry Maiden Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars by : Nadezhda Andreevna Durova
Book excerpt: In 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.