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, during which she lost an arm. This battle was part of the French Wars of Religion. A one-armed statue was erected in her honor.[1]

References

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