Kit Cavanagh

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Kit Cavanagh, also known as Mother Ross and Christian Davies, was a woman who disguised herself as a man and fought as a dragoon in the 1690s. Although she initially disguised herself as man, she eventually fought openly as a woman. She owned and operated public houses between campaigns. She died of natural causes in 1739 and was given a military burial.

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• Salmonson, Jessica Amanda.(1991) The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. Page 52. ISBN 1-55778-420-5