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Virginie Ghesquière (1768–1867), was a French soldier.^[1] She served in the Napoleonic army dressed as a man from 1806 to 1812, under Andoche Junot during the Peninsular War, and was promoted to sergeant and lieutenant. She is known as one of the three women (alongside Anne Biget and Marie-Jeanne Schellinck) rumoured to have been given the Legion of Honour by Napoleon I.^{[citation needed]} That is unconfirmed, but she was given the Saint Helena Medal in 1857.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Forrest, Alan; Hagemann, Karen; Rendall, Jane, eds. (2008). Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 81–84. doi:10.1057/9780230583290_5. ISBN 978-1-282-26065-8. OCLC 435912025.

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[Soldiers,_Citizens_and_Civilians_2008_pp._81–84-1] Forrest, Alan; Hagemann, Karen; Rendall, Jane, eds. (2008). Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 81–84. doi:10.1057/9780230583290_5. ISBN 978-1-282-26065-8. OCLC 435912025.

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+'''Virginie Ghesquière''' (1768–1867), was a French soldier.<ref name="Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians 2008 pp. 81–84">{{cite book | editor-last=Forrest | editor-first=Alan | editor-last2=Hagemann | editor-first2=Karen | editor-last3=Rendall | editor-first3=Jane |title=Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |publication-place=Basingstoke; New York |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-282-26065-8 |oclc=435912025 |doi=10.1057/9780230583290_5 |url={{Google books |id=AWGCDAAAQBAJ |page=81 |plain-url=yes}} |pages=81–84}}</ref>  She served in the Napoleonic army dressed as a man from 1806 to 1812, under [[Andoche Junot]] during the [[Peninsular War]], and was promoted to sergeant and lieutenant.  She is known as one of the three women (alongside {{ill|Anne Biget|fr||de||sv}} and [[Marie-Jeanne Schellinck]]) rumoured to have been given the [[Legion of Honour]] by [[Napoleon I]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} That is unconfirmed, but she was given the [[Saint Helena Medal]] in 1857.<ref name="Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians 2008 pp. 81–84"/>
-'''Virginie Ghesquière''' (1768–1867), was a French soldier.<ref>A. Forrest, K. Hagemann, J. Rendall: ''[https://books.google.se/books?id=AWGCDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Virginie+Ghesqui%C3%A8re&source=bl&ots=c-98vOGWwA&sig=ACfU3U3SjSO1ObukMeA0JH34TmRPnRby9A&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjux8eCj9bmAhWTwcQBHbAqAcg4ChDoATACegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=Virginie%20Ghesqui%C3%A8re&f=false  Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions]''</ref>  She served in the Napoleonic army dressed as a man from 1806 to 1812, under [[Andoche Junot]] during the [[Peninsular War]], and was promoted to sergeant and lieutenant.  She is known as one of the three women (alongside {{ill|Anne Biget|fr||de||sv}} and [[Marie-Jeanne Schellinck]]) rumoured to have been given the [[Legion of Honour]] by [[Napoleon I]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} That is unconfirmed, but she was given the [[Saint Helena Medal]] in 1857.
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