But at Sampson's first skirmish in Tarrytown, she was shot in the thigh with a musket ball by a local band of British loyalists, also known as Tories. What she did next earned her a spot in history. "Deborah Sampson was the first woman to take a bullet for our country. ...
In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was barreling toward its conclusion, a woman named Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man, enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment under the name "Robert Shurtleff" and fought in military operations. While her participation in the conflict is “un...
doi:10.1007/s40273-019-00819-zChristopher James SampsonRenée ArnoldStirling BryanPhilip ClarkeSean EkinsAnthony HatswellNeil HawkinsSue LanghamDeborah MarshallMohsen SadatsafaviSpringerPharmacoEconomics