Dobo, Katica (fl. 1552)
Dobo, Katica (fl. 1552)
Hungarian hero. Name variations: Katalin Dobo or Dóbo.
Great heroine in Hungary, fought the Turks at the 40-day siege at the Castle of Eger (Sept 1552); as the Turks were scaling the walls, dumped buckets of hot soup and boiling water on them, aided by other women.
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