African Amazons Give Frenchmen a Dressing Down

How an army mostly consisting of fierce woman fought the French

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These amazon veterans fought for King Behanzin in the Dahomey wars. (wiki)

TThe members of the elite troops of the kingdom of Dahomey were aggressive, ruthless — and female. The French rulers quickly gained respect for the African amazons, who instilled fear through hard training — and gin.

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