COMMANDER // 1759–1832
Céleste Bulkeley
France1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1759 – 1832
Active service 1793 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 34.
Profile
Céleste Bulkeley was a French aristocrat and soldier in the Catholic and Royal Army during the war in the Vendée. She was one of at least six women in the army of François de Charette known as the "amazons". She was particularly known in the 19th century, being included as a heroine in many school books of the time.
Battles (1)
1793
Battle of Pont-CharraultWar in the Vendée · Vendeans