Nadezhda Durova
Nadezhda Durova
Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova, also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov, was a woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. She was the first known female officer in the Russian military. Her memoir, The Cavalry Maiden, is a significant document of its era because few junior officers of the Napoleonic wars published their experiences, and because it is one of the earliest autobiographies in the Russian language.
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Female
Date of Birth
September 17th, 1783
Age
242
Birth Place
Ukraine
Date of Death
March 21st, 1866
Died Aged
82
Star Sign
Virgo
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