Angélique Brûlon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Angélique Brûlon

French soldier

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1772

Place of Birth: Dinan, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1859

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Angélique Brûlon

  • Marie-Angélique Josèphe Brûlon, née Duchemin (January 20, 1772 – July 13, 1859), was a French soldier.Born in Dinan into a soldier family, Duchemin married a soldier named Brûlon and served from 1792–1799 in the defence of Corsica.
  • She initially fought disguised as a man along with her husband, but was eventually discovered to be a woman.
  • Despite this, she had shown such valour in battle that she was allowed to remain in service.
  • She survived her husband and was proficient with sword and dagger in hand-to-hand combat.
  • In 1797, she asked to be allowed into Les Invalides after she received severe wounds in the siege of Calvi, but was denied seven years.
  • When she received the pension in 1804, she was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Napoleon III decorated her as a Chevalier (Knight) of the French Legion of Honour on August 15, 1851, the first woman to receive that honor.
  • The first request on her behalf, filed by marshal Sérurier in 1804, had not been granted.

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