Ann Mills was an English woman who disguised herself as a man in order to become a dragoon. In 1740 she fought on the frigate Maidenstone. Dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. Dur
Ann Mills was an English woman who disguised herself as a man in order to become a dragoon. In 1740 she fought on the frigate Maidenstone. Dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. During the 18th century, dragoons evolved into conventional light cavalry units and personnel. Who Mills was and where she came from remains a relative mystery. The engraving is an early work of Robert Graves, which appeared Characters of Remarkable Persons from the Revolution of 1688 to the End of the Reign of King George II, James Caufield, 1820. Entitled: Anne Mills who served on board a Man of War, a cutlas in her right hand, and a Frenchman's head in her left.
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