Fernig, Théophile de (c. 1779–c. 1818)
Fernig, Théophile de (c. 1779–c. 1818)
French soldier. Name variations: Theophile de Fernig. Born at Mortagne, Nord, France, around 1779; died in Brussels, Belgium, c. 1818; sister of Félicité de Fernig.
With sister, assumed male attire and enlisted in a company of National Guards commanded by father (1792); distinguished herself in battle of Jemappes; reputedly captured a Hungarian major; with sister, was celebrated by Lamartine in Histoires de Girondins.
See also Women in World History.
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