Anna Maria Christmann (1697–1760), was a German soldier. She served as a soldier under

Prince Eugene of Savoy Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano, (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) better known as Prince Eugene, was a Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th a ...

during the

Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) The Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War was fought between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire between 1714 and 1718. It was the last conflict between the two powers, and ended with an Ottoman victory and the loss of Venice's major posses ...

in 1715–1718. She became famous in her time and her story was published several times from 1833 onward.

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* Helmut Engisch: Eine Jungfrau im Türkenkrieg: Wie die Anna Maria Christmann als württembergischer Grenadier das Abendland retten half und dann in Stuttgart Briefträgerin wurde. In: Helmut Engisch: Ein Mönch fliegt übers Schwabenland. Theiss, Stuttgart 1996, 1697 births 1760 deaths 18th-century German people 18th-century German women Women in 18th-century warfare 18th-century Austrian military personnel Female wartime cross-dressers People of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars {{Germany-mil-bio-stub