ChristianCavanagh,anIrishwoman,was26in1691whenherhusbanddisappeared.Whensheheardfromhimagain,hewasintheBritisharmyservinginHolland.
Disguisedasaman,Cavanaghjoinedthearmytofindherhusband.Shefoundhimtenyearslateraftershehadparticipatedinanumberofbattles.Asshehadgrowntoenjoythelifeofasoldier,shestayedinthearmyuntil1706andthebattleofRamillies.Thereshewasbadlywounded."ThoughIsufferedgreattorturebythiswound,"shewrote,"yetthediscoveryitcausedofmysexinthefixingofmydressingbywhichthesurgeonssawmybreastsandbythelargenessofmynipplesconcludedthatIhadgivensuckwasagreatergrieftome."Thenewsthatthisprettydragoonwasinfactawomansoonspread,andherfightingdayscametoanend.
克莉斯琴．卡瓦諾是個愛爾蘭女郎，一六九一年二十六歲時，丈夫失蹤，後來接到他音信，才知道他已加入英軍，在荷蘭服役。
卡瓦諾女扮男裝，參軍尋覓夫婿，十年之後終於找到他，其間卡瓦諾參與了好幾場戰役。她愛上軍人生活，留在軍中，直至一七○六年拉米伊一戰，身受重傷。她寫道：「我受傷了，固然痛苦得很，但更令我苦惱的，是醫生給我包紮時，看見我的乳房，揭露了我的女性身分。他們見我乳頭大，還判斷我曾給嬰兒哺乳。」這個漂亮龍騎兵原來是個女郎的消息，迅速傳開。她上沙場作戰的日子從此結束。