[BITList] ''The most dangerous female foe of the British empire''

[John Feltham]

Quite a handsome tribute to the top ten most dangerous
foes of the British empire, including the only woman -
The Rani of Jhansi.

-- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

First read this write-up dated April 16th, 2012 from a web page
from America:

<< The Rani of Jhansi, Great Britain's Most Threatening Female Foe

The British National Army Museum recently ran an online
poll to let the world choose the finalists (but not the winner)
of the title of Britain's Greatest Foe, giving the world twenty
international historical icons to choose from, just so long as
their lives happened no earlier than the 17th century (the
earliest years covered by the museum) and that they also
led an army, from the field, against British troops. This,
naturally, disqualified a lot of folks from the running (Adolf
Hitler comes readily to mind), but left some pretty impressive
historical movers and shakers like Napoleon, George Washington,
and Andrew Jackson. Among them there was only one woman:
Rani Lakshmi Bai, or the Rani of Jhansi; who's been described
as "the Indian Joan of Arc," "the bravest and the best," and
"the most dangerous rebel leaders" of the Indian Rebellion
of 1857, by her enemies.

Major-General Sir Hugh Rose had said  of the Rani:

''The Rani was remarkable for her bravery, cleverness
and perseverance; her generosity to her subordinates
was unbounded. These qualities, combined with her rank,
rendered her the most dangerous of the rebel leaders.''

While the Rani might not have won the competition, or
even placed in the top five, she made it to the top ten,
beating out Andrew Jackson, her countryman Tipu Sultan
(known as the Tiger of Mysore), Prussian soldier Paul
von Hindenberg, New Zealand rebel fighter Riwha Titokowaru,
and other veterans of the Crimea and even an illegitimate
son of the British crown, James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick.
And as the only woman on the list, we'd say that makes her,
at least in the Museum's estimation, the most dangerous
female foe of the British empire. >>>  (snip)
http://www.themarysue.com/rani-of-jhansi-britain-female-foe/

You'll see the original poll (now closed) at =
http://www.nam.ac.uk/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/enemy-commanders-britains-greatest-foes/online-vote

And in case you want to know who won the title of Britain's
greatest ever foe, his name is George Washington.
See The Telegraph, dated 14 Apr 2012:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9204961/George-Washington-named-Britains-greatest-ever-foe.html



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