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"Swanky Syd" – S. T. B. Lawford, British general (from his penchant for appearing full dress uniform and in the company of beautiful women) "The Swamp Fox" – Francis Marion, U.S. general "The Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" – M. Jeff Thompson, Confederate general "Swede" – Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 November 2024. Nickname for women fighting in the American Revolutionary War Not to be confused with Moll Pitcher. Print of Molly Pitcher (Currier and Ives) Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who ...
The Hexham Butchers – North York Militia – (ordered to fire on anti-militia rioters who attacked them at Hexham in 1761) [52] The Hindoostan Regiment – 76th Foot [1] The Holy Boys – 9th Regiment of Foot later The Norfolk Regiment [1] [3] (from their Britannia badge, misidentified as the Virgin Mary) The Horse Doctors – Royal Army ...
The origin of the nickname is noted where possible. In some cases, the nickname was officially adopted by the division in question; this is indicated along with date of adoption (where known). Official status might also be inferred by the presence of the nickname on official distinctive unit insignia or in official military source materials.
All-female military units and formations. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. F. Female military bands (7 P) S. SPARS (1 C ...
"Aggie on Horseback" – HMS Weston; [4] nickname named for Agnes Weston, a temperance and sailor's advocate; "on horseback" is a jocular mistranslation of Latin "super-mare" ("on the sea"), "mare" being equated with a female horse "'A Gin Court" – HMS Agincourt; Battleship seized from Turkey in 1914; because of its luxurious Turkish outfit
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Kahina or al-Kāhina (Classical Arabic for "female seer"; modern Maghreb Arabic l-Kahna, commonly romanised as Kah(i)na, also known as Dihya or Kahya) was a 7th-century female Berber religious and military leader, who led indigenous resistance to Arab expansion in Northwest Africa, the region then known as Numidia, known as the Maghreb today.