Sampson,Deborah

Sampson,Deborah
Samp·son (sămpʹsən), Deborah. 1760-1827.
American Revolutionary soldier who fought disguised as a man (1782-1783) and was wounded twice before her secret was discovered. In 1818 she was granted a full veteran's pension.

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