Dear Charles,
there a two songs about the topic in Roy Palmer's "The rambling
soldier.Life in the lower ranks 1750-1900". Harmondsworth 1977. p 152-168.
There is even a photo of a tombstone shown(p.167),proof of the existence of
Phoebe Hessel born 1713 and female soldier.
Yours, Barbara Boock
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