1. Joan of Arc
2. The Role of Margaret of Anjou in the Wars of the Roses
3. Margerete Thatcher Falklen islands
4. In 1297 the Countess of Ross led her own troops during William
Wallace and Andrew de Moray's battles with the English
5."Isobel, Countess of Buchan: (A.D. 1296-1358) Isobel MacDuff left
her husband, the Earl of Buchan (Taking the finest warhorses with
her),
to fight for the Bruce, a cause of which her husband did not approve.
6."Isabelle of England: (A.D. 1285?-1313?) Daughter of Phillippe le Bel
of
France, wife of Edward II of England. She took up arms against her
husband
and his supporters. When Edward III came to the throne, he forced
Isabelle
to flee to Scotland, where, during the ensuing war, she travelled with a
defending troop of like-spirited women including two sisters of Nigel
and
Robert Bruce (Christian, Lady Bruce and Isobel, Countess of Buchan).
Against
this troop of noblewomen, Edward issued a formal proscription. He did
capture
several and imprison them. Isabelle he forced to retire to a convent
life
lest she try further conquests."
7.Jean (Jenny) Cameron of Glendessary raised 300 men and led them to the
raising
of the Jacobite standard in Scotland on 19th August 1745
8.Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (also known as Matilda of Canossa) was
born in
Northern Italy in 1046. She learned weapons skills as a child.
She first went into battle at her mother's side in 1061 defending the
interests
of Pope Alexander II.
When her stepfather, Duke Godfrey, died in 1069 Matilda began to command
armies.
She is described as having led her troops personally and wielded her
late father's sword.
She spent some thirty years at war in the service of Pope Gregory VIII
and then
Pope Urban against the German Emperor Henry IV.
9.Margaret of Denmark (1353-1411)
10. Jacqueline of Bavaria, Countess of Holland, Hainault and Zealand
(1402-1437)
11. Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) Isabella wore armour and led her
army in the
field, she also planned strategy and organised the supplies and field
hospitals.
12.The Rig-Veda, an ancient sacred poem of India, written between 3500
and 1800 BC
recounts the story of a warrior, Queen Vishpla, who lost her leg in
battle, was fitted
with an iron prosthesis, and returned to battle
13.Between 1570 and 1546 BC Queen Aahhotep I (or Ahhotep or Ahotep) of
Egypt led armies
against Thebes and helped to unite Egypt under one rule.
14.In 529 BC Queen Tomyris of the Massagetai defeated the Persians
15.In 39 AD Trung Trac and Trung Nhi led a Vietnamese uprising against
the Chinese.
They gained control of 65 citadels and reigned as queens until 43 AD.
16. In 200AD, Japan was ruled by a warrior-priestess-queen Himoko (or
Pimiko).
17.In 366AD Empress Jingo Kogo led a Japanese invasion of Korea.
18. Between 373 and 380 AD Queen Mavia she led the Saracen into battles
against
Rome in Palestine, Phoenicia and Egypt.
just to name a few...
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