Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 10 June 1870) was a

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n revolutionary who participated in the

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. She commanded a battalion of women in defense of her village. She was born in Mărișel, a small village near Cluj-Napoca. Her father, Ioan Dufle, made military instructions at home, using Romanian books. She was married to Ioan Roșu and had one child, named Indei (Andrei).

References

* Păcățian, Teodor V. - Cartea de aur sau luptele politice-naționale ale românilor de sub coroana ungară, volume I, 2nd edition, Sibiu, Tipografia Iosif Marschall * Șandor, Teodor - Mărișel și Fântânele, istorie vie, Făclia, ziar independent de Cluj, 11 July 2008 1800 births 1870 deaths 19th-century Romanian people Women in 19th-century warfare People of the Revolutions of 1848 Romanian revolutionaries Women in European warfare 19th-century Romanian women People from Cluj County {{Romania-bio-stub