Marguerite Delaye

Marguerite Catherine Ponsoye alias Margot Delaye, by Grellet
Margot Delaye, by François Grellet, Salon of 1880

Marguerite Catherine Ponsoye Delaye, also known as Margot Delaye or La Gandonne, was a woman who fought during the siege of Montelimar by Admiral Coligny in April 1570, and lost an arm in the fighting. A one armed statue was erected in her honor.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gribble, Francis Henry (1917). Women in war. Dutton. p. 142. ISBN 1-120-05510-5.
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