Category Archives: Military

Countess of Dunbar and March known for her spirited defence of Dunbar Castle in January 1337–8.

In 1237, during the war between the Guelfs and Ghibellines, she went with her husband to Bassano and helped defend the city.

French dragoon in the 15th and 9th regiments, and, from 1793 to 1812, served in all the campaigns of the Republic and of the Empire.

Leader in the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1500s Spain, an uprising of the citizens against the monarchy.